Legal Opinion
Emery v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 10, 1941No. Civ. 6408PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is an appeal by defendant Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company from a judgment in a personal injury action in favor of plaintiff.
On the day of the injury, October 29, 1937, appellant, for the purpose of carrying on its business, maintained cables, wires and poles in the city of Lodi. The city of Lodi, a municipal corporation, was then engaged in the business of distributing electric power to consumers in its limits, and for that purpose owned, used and maintained power lines, poles and electrical equipment.
For the joint ownership of certain poles in the city of Lodi,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Zibbell v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1911
- Giraude v. Elec. Improvement Co. of San JoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Barsha v. Metro-Goldwyn-MayerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Inyo Chemical Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Kershaw v. TilburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Florez v. Groom Development Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
- Slovick v. James I. Barnes Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1956
- Mokrzycki v. Olson Rug Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- James P. Sullivan v. Shell Oil Company, Herman R. Engberson v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1959
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