Legal Opinion
Green v. Key System Transit Lines
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1953No. Civ. 15352PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.
From a judgment on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $32,500 for injuries received in a railroad crossing accident, defendants appeal.
Question Presented
Was plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law? The answer depends, in turn, upon the obligation of a vehicle driver approaching a railroad crossing at a blind street intersection.
Facts
It is conceded that the evidence supports the jury’s implied finding of defendants’ negligence. Taking the evidence and the reasonable inferences therefrom most strongly in plaintiff’s favor, as we are required to do (Crawford v. Southern…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Peri v. L.A. Junction Ry.California Supreme Court · 1943
- Hamlin v. Pacific Electric Ry. Co.California Supreme Court · 1907
- Hughes v. QuackenbushCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Wilkinson v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1964
- Pennington v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1956
- Anello v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1959
- Laymon v. SimpsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Lucas v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1971
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