Wilkerson v. Brown

This action was brought by the heirs of Felix Wilkerson for damages occasioned by his death as a result of a motor vehicle collision. A jury returned a verdict for defendants. A new trial was denied. Negligence of defendant driver and contributory negligence of the deceased were pleaded. The accident happened on March 27, 1946, about 5:30 a. m. at the intersection of Grove and Merrill Avenues in Chino. Wilkerson was driving his maroon-colored Chevrolet car north on Grove. Defendant Marion Brown, employed by defendant Allura Farm Dairy, was driving a one-ton truck, loaded with filled milk cans…