Legal Opinion
Smith v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 2, 1963No. Civ. 27287PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFourt, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment entered after the trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment in an action for personal injuries. Plaintiff, a 15-year old minor, sustained the injury when he attempted to hitch a ride on defendant’s train, lost his hold and fell underneath a moving freight ear.
The chronology of significant events is as follows:
On March 29, 1962, plaintiff filed his complaint for personal injuries. Therein it was alleged in substance that defendant owned and operated a railroad right of way through the City of Norwalk; that at the time of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tell v. TaylorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Martelli v. PollockCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- Herrera v. Southern Pacific Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1961
- Gutirrez v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1959
- Security First National Bank v. RossCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Frazier, Dame, Doherty, Parrish & Hanawalt v. Boccardo, Blum, Lull, Niland, Teerlink & BellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Alston v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Franklin v. Benevolent & Protective Order of ElksCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Beard v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1970
- Durham v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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