Legal Opinion
Reeves v. Lapinta
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 1938No. Civ. 11715PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants predicated upon the granting of defendants’ motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury (sec. 629, Code Civ. Proc.) in favor of plaintiff in an action to recover damages for personal injuries.
Viewing the evidence most favorable to plaintiff, as we must in reviewing a judgment predicated upon the granting of defendants’ motion for a judgment non obstante veredicto (Myers v. Southern Pac. Co., 14 Cal. App. (2d) 287, 292 [58 Pac. (2d) 387]), the material facts are these:
On January 30, 1937, plaintiff was a passenger in an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hurtel v. Albert Cohn, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1936
- Steinberger v. California Electric Garage Co.California Supreme Court · 1917
- Lorry v. Englander Drayage & Warehouse Co.California Court of Appeal · 1930
- Schultheiss v. Los Angeles Railway Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1936
- Leek v. Western Union Telegraph Co.California Court of Appeal · 1937
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Brautigam v. BrooksCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Dennis v. GonzalesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Powell v. BartmessCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Ferguson v. NakaharaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- Espinoza v. RossiniCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
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