James v. Oakland Traction Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Alameda County, and from an order denying a new trial. Henry A. Melvin, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant.
The cause was tried by a jury, and a verdict returned in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $15,000.
The defendant appeals from the judgment entered in accordance with the terms of said verdict and from the order denying it a new trial.
A reversal of the judgment and the order is insisted upon because the evidence, it is claimed, is insufficient to justify the verdict, and because of alleged erroneous rulings admitting and rejecting certain testimony…
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