Martz v. Pacific Electronic Ry. Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and from an order denying a new trial. ,Wm. D. Dehy, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtConret, P. J.
The action was brought by the widow and three minor children of Prank Martz to recover damages on account of the death of Martz, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant company. The defend^ ant denied the charges of negligence, and set up the defense of contributory negligence on the part of the deceased. The defendant appeals from the judgment and from the order denying its motion for a new trial.
At about 2 o’clock in the afternoon of the first day of February, 1912, Prank Martz was traveling in his automobile in a southerly direction on Santa Anita Avenue in the…
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