Reilly v. California Street Cable Railroad

The respondent sued the appellants cable company and Grace Brothers and the latter’s driver, for concurrent negligence resulting in a collision in which respondent was injured. She recovered a verdict of $11,000 against all defendants, and from the judgment entered thereon they appeal.

On June 29, 1943, shortly after 9 a. m. respondent was a passenger in the front seat on the right-hand side of the open, forward section of a cable car descending easterly on California Street between Grant Avenue and Kearny Street, in San Francisco, where the grade is 13% per cent. A truck and trailer of Grace…