Keena v. United Railroads of San Francisco

HOUSER, J., pro tem.

The opinion of the district court of appeal (prepared by Mr. Justice Knight) upon the several points involved in this appeal, with the exception of that part hereinafter indicated, is as follows:

“About 2 o’clock, on the afternoon of May 9, 1918, at the intersection of Castro and Nineteenth Streets, in San Francisco, plaintiff’s infant son, of the age of between four and five years, was struck by one of defendant’s cable cars, and died as a result of the injuries sustained, for which a jury, in this action, awarded plaintiff damages. The defendant has appealed.

“In a…