Shellhaas v. Petrolane, Ltd.

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by plaintiffs in a collision between an automobile in which they were riding, driven by one Elsie Kay, and a truck owned by defendant Petrolane, Ltd., and driven by their employee, defendant Maxwell, in the course of his employment. The case was tried by a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of defendants and judgment was entered on the verdict. Plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial was made upon all the statutory grounds (Code Civ. Proc., § 657) and, as shown by the minute order and by the written…