Hamilton v. San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered upon an order sustaining without leave to amend a general demurrer to the second amended complaint for damages for the alleged negligence of the defendants as joint tort-feasors which resulted in the death of the plaintiff’s wife. The complaint was in two counts. On January 7, 1918, at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Hamilton was a passenger for hire in an automobile operated by the defendant Petit, doing business and sued herein as California Taxi Service. In taking her to her destination the machine was driven along a driveway which…