Legal Opinion
Tapia v. Barker
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 3, 1984No. A016671PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANING, J.
Plaintiff/appellant Carlos Tapia appeals from a judgment in his favor in his action for personal injuries resulting from a vehicle collision. A jury rendered a special verdict assessing plaintiff’s total damages at $12,706.46 and finding him 50 percent negligent. We conclude the verdict was tainted by jury misconduct and reverse.
Plaintiff was driving his car northbound on Airport Boulevard in South San Francisco in the middle of three lanes. According to a witness, he entered the intersection of Airport and Baden Avenue on a green light. His car was almost through the…
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