Towne v. Godeau

The defendants have appealed from the judgment herein in favor of plaintiff for damages, on account of injuries suffered by him through the negligence of defendants. The jury returned a verdict in the sum of $4,500 and judgment was entered for that amount. The defendants moved for a new trial and the same was denied upon condition that plaintiff consent to a reduction of the judgment to $3,500. Such consent was filed in due time and the amount of the judgment was reduced accordingly.

Eldorado Street in the city of Stockton runs north and ' south and Poplar Street crosses it at right angles.…