Martinez v. Southern Pacific Co.

— Plaintiffs sought damages for personal injuries sustained when an automobile in which they were riding collided with a Southern Pacific switch engine. The automobile was owned by defendant Carmen R. Martinez, and was being driven by bis son, defendant William Lopez Mar.tinez. The complaint alleged that William was driving the automobile with the permission of its owner, Carmen; that each plaintiff was “a passenger for consideration”: and that the collision and resulting injuries were caused by the joint and concurrent negligence of William and the engineer operating the switch engine. The…