Lewis v. Constitution Life Co. of America

The plaintiff sued for $9,200 damages for personal injuries. A default was entered against defendant Frederick G. Law. The case went to trial against the other defendants, resulting in a verdict of $7,000. A new trial was denied and this appeal was taken from the judgment.

On a Sunday morning plaintiff’s car was parked at the curb in front of his home on Carolina Street between 18th and 19th in San Francisco. Plaintiff was kneeling on the sidewalk reaching over the right front tire attempting to locate a minor mechanical defect when his car was struck by Law’s car coming down the hill from…