Tucker v. United Railroads
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Wm. M. Abbott, Wm. M. Cannon, and Kingsley W. Cannon, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Plaintiffs were successful in an action against the defendant for damages for the death of Eva May Tucker, which, it was alleged, was due to the negligence of defendant’s servants in the operation of an electric streetcar. Defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The accident took place at about 8 o’clock in the evening. The car had just traversed the curve from Clement Street to Thirty-third Avenue, in San Francisco, and was proceeding in a southerly direction on the last named thoroughfare, which at that place is unpaved. The car almost…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Herbert v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1898
- Thompson v. Los Angeles & San Diego Beach Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1913
- Harrington v. Los Angeles Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1903
- Bennichsen v. Market-Street Ry. Co.California Supreme Court · 1906
- Sego v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1902
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