Sweeney v. Pozarelli

ASHBURN, J. †

Plaintiffs Sweeney, husband and wife, appeal from an adverse judgment following jury trial of their action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received through negligence of defendants Albert Pozarelli and Hugh Neville in “a three-way rear end automobile accident” (quoting pretrial conference order).

The accident happened in Los Angeles on the Hollywood Freeway near the main interchange, the three ears being in the middle lane and headed easterly. The other two cars were following that of Sweeney and in immediate sequence. Plaintiffs’ Cadillac was first,…