Vizelich v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County and from an order refusing a new trial. Edward I. Jones, Judge. I The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
—This action was to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant. The cause was tried before a jury, which rendered a verdict for plaintiff. From the judgment in his favor which followed, and from the order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial, these appeals are prosecuted.
Plaintiff averred that he was in the employ of the defendant at the time of the accident. He was employed as a brakeman and an extra switchman in the railroad yards at Stockton. At the time of the accident he was riding in the cab of a switch engine. This engine…
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