Newton v. Los Angeles Transit Lines

From a judgment in favor of defendant after trial before the court without a jury, in an action to recover damages for personal injuries, plaintiff appeals.

Facts: Plaintiff instituted the present action to recover for personal injuries arising out of an accident that occurred on one of defendant’s streetcars on October 20, 1948.

The complaint was filed November 16,1949. In an endeavor to avoid the bar of the statute of limitations, section 340, subdivision 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, * plaintiff alleged in substance that defendant’s agent advised and assured plaintiff defendant was…