Legal Opinion
Sheldon v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 27, 1942No. Civ. 13832PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
From a judgment in favor of plaintiff after trial before the court without a jury in an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff as the result of a fall upon an allegedly defective sidewalk in the city of Los Angeles, defendant appeals.
The following is a picture of the scene of the accident hereinafter described:
The evidence being viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff (respondent), the facts in the instant case are:
The sidewalk on the westerly side of Western Avenue northerly of its intersection with Melrose Avenue is of solid cement and is ten feet wide. At a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Whiting v. City of National CityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Nicholson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Balkwill v. City of StocktonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
- Wise v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Balmer v. City of Beverly HillsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Union Transportation Co. v. Sacramento CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- Eastlick v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Barrett v. City of ClaremontCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Fielder v. City of GlendaleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Gentekos v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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