Legal Opinion
Dicken v. Souther
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 15, 1943No. Civ. 6805PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiffs have appealed from a judgment which was rendered against them in a suit for damages growing out of an automobile collision. The cause was tried with a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. A motion for new trial was denied.
A reversal of the judgment is sought on the ground that the court erred in its charge to the jury. It is asserted the court improperly refused plaintiffs’ instruction number 12, defining the term “proximate cause” with relation to contributory negligence. It is also claimed defendants’ instruction number 10, on the subject of contributory…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Douglas v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1928
- Giorgetti v. WollastonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
- Solko v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Jordan v. Great Western MotorwaysCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
- Putnam v. Pickwick Stages, Northern Division, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1929
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Scott v. NevisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Elliot v. JensenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Florine v. Market Street Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1944
- Robinson v. HarringtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Johnson v. WarnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
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