Legal Opinion

Buckley v. Chadwick

California Supreme Court

Decided October 7, 1955No. L. A. 23492PublishedCited by 133 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSchauer, J.

— In this wrongful death action plaintiffs, the surviving widow and minor son of Allen Buckley, deceased, appeal from an adverse judgment entered upon a jury ver diet. During the trial the widow waived in favor of the son her rights to the proceeds of any recovery. We have concluded that plaintiffs’ various contentions furnish insufficient grounds for reversal, and that the judgment should be affirmed.

The record on «appeal consists of a clerk’s transcript and a settled statement, prepared by plaintiffs, of oral proceedings at the trial. (See rule 7, Rules on Appeal, 36 Cal.2d 8.) The…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Railroad Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Vallejo & Northern R.R. v. Reed Orchard Co.California Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Vaughn v. JonasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  4. McFadden v. JordanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  5. People v. HoytCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942

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3Cited by133 opinions

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  5. Justus v. AtchisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977

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