Paolini v. City & County of San Francisco

OGDEN, J. pro tem.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when struck by a streetcar operated by the defendant Schmidling, a motorman, in the course of his employment by the defendant city and county. The trial was had before a jury which rendered its verdict in plaintiff’s favor in the amount of $20,000. Defendants’ motion for a new trial was denied and judgment in the amount of the verdict was rendered, from which judgment defendants appeal.

The accident occurred shortly after 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon of May 24, 1943. Although the sky was…