Legal Opinion

Buttrick v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 17, 1927No. Docket No. 5958PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESTON, J., pro tem.

This is an appeal by the defendants Pacific Electric Eailway Company, a corporation, and B. H. Ludwigson from an order granting a new trial, after the jury had rendered a verdict in their favor.

The plaintiff Gussie C. Buttrick brought this action for damages for injuries which she alleges resulted to her from the negligence of defendants.

■ The plaintiff made a motion for a new trial upon six grounds set forth in the notice, among them being: “5. That the court misinstructed the jury; 6. That the court failed to properly instruct the jury by refusing certain written…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Tompkins v. Clay St. R.R.California Supreme Court · 1884
  2. Bryant v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Wallis v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Doeg v. CookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Pastene v. AdamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Soda v. MarriottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
  2. Coleman v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1956
  3. Finley v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
  4. Hedding v. PearsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  5. Pierce v. BlackCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955

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