Legal Opinion

Bort v. Quadt

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 27, 1908No. Civ. No. 491Published

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the ■City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtKerrigan, J.

This is an action for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The case was tried by a jury, which found for plaintiff, and judgment was accordingly entered. The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

At the time of the accident the plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant as a journeyman painter, and was engaged with others in painting the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. On November 9, 1904, the second day of his employment, a staging on which he was suspended collapsed and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Callan v. BullCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Silveira v. IversenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Silveira v. IversonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Wall v. Marshutz CantrellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Leishman v. Union Iron WorksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905

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