Workman v. City of San Diego

LAZAR, J. pro tem. *

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment against her entered upon a jury verdict in favor of defendants.

Facts

We summarize the facts as follows :

Plaintiff, at time of trial, was about 60 years old. During her lifetime she had been subject to a congenital bone disease which rendered the bones susceptible to fracture under conditions of little or no apparent trauma. The condition was most severe in the lower extremities and plaintiff had never been able to walk. Her mode of self-transportation was by wheelchair.

Plaintiff was married and was able, in spite of a history of many…