Schwartz v. California Gas Etc. Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. William B. Bosley, John P. Coghlan, and Charles W. Thomas, for Appellants.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries to a horse known as “Joe Terry” belonging to plaintiff, caused, it is alleged, by the horse stepping upon or against an insulator dropped by an employee of defendants upon a tract of land in Yolo County known as the “Van Zee Place,” occupied by plaintiff at the time of such injuries. The jury gave a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $6,475, for which amount judgment was entered. An appeal was taken by defendants from the judgment and from an order denying their motion for a new trial. Two decisions have been rendered…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Merrill v. Los Angeles Gas Elec. Co.California Supreme Court · 1910
- Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
- Loftus v. DehailCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SchriverCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Berry v. San Francisco & North Pacific RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
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