Legal Opinion
Brooks v. City of Monterey
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 1930No. Docket No. 6885PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
An action by the administratrix of the estate of Egbert William Brooks, deceased,- against the City of Monterey to recover damages for the death of the deceased alleged to have been caused by the defective condition of a street within the municipality. A jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff has appealed.
It is contended that contributory negligence, upon which defendant relied as one of its defenses, was not pleaded, and also that the defense was not available in the present action; further, that the evidence was insufficient…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Rush v. LagomarsinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Crabbe v. Mammoth Channel Gold Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1914
- Giffen v. City of LewistonIdaho Supreme Court · 1898
- Gett v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Supreme Court · 1923
- Bowman v. HumphreySupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Steiner v. RowleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
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- Groat v. Walkup Drayage & Warehouse Co.California Court of Appeal · 1936
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