Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Gokey
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 11, 1935No. Civ. 8840PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDS, J., pro tem.
On appeal from a judgment entered after verdict of a jury in an action for personal in juries, the defendants présent the sole question of the effect of an instruction erroneously given.
The automobile accident which caused plaintiffs’ injuries occurred before the amendment made in 1931 to section 113 of the California Vehicle Act. (Deering’s Gen. Laws, 1931 Ed., Act 5128.) The ease was tried after the effective date of the amendment. The jury was instructed that: “If you find that defendant Robert Gokey was driving the Studebaker automobile in excess of the speed limit as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hamlin v. Pacific Electric Ry. Co.California Supreme Court · 1907
- Moss v. StubbsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Bieser v. DaviesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
- Pilcher v. Tanner Motor LiveryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
3Cited by3 opinions
- Anderson v. MothersheadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
- Elmore v. County of LassenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Schaffer v. Claremont Country ClubCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959