Fletcher v. Pierceall

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant Piereeall to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when the car in which plaintiff was riding as a guest was hit from the rear by a car driven by Pierceall. The jury brought in a verdict in favor of defendant. From the judgment based on that verdict plaintiff appeals.

The accident happened on August 27,1953, between 4 and 5 p. m. in the vicinity of where the 98th Avenue overpass crosses over the Eastshore Freeway in Oakland. The freeway runs east and west, has two traffic lanes in each direction, and down the middle of the freeway is a…