De La Torre v. Johnson
California Supreme Court
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Goodfellow, Eells, Moore & Orrick, Walter H. Linforth, Edwin V. McKenzie and Hudson, Martin & Jorgensen for Respondents.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
This is an action for personal injuries. The court instructed a verdict for the defendant W. P. Johnson, and the jury, of its own accord, returned a verdict for the defendant George Smith. Defendant Johnson having died subsequent to the trial, the action has abated as to him (De La Torre v. Johnson, 200 Cal. 754 [254 Pac. 1105], except perhaps for certain purposes which, in view of our conclusions, need not here be considered.
Plaintiff: was operating a truck and defendant Smith was driving a Lincoln automobile owned by defendant Johnson at the time of collision between the two vehicles on…
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