Alwood v. City of Los Angeles

Defendant city of Los Angeles appeals from a judgment rendered upon verdict for plaintiff in a personal injury action. Plaintiff’s ease is based upon the Public Liability Act, now found in sections 53050-53051, Government Code. Defendant does not directly attack the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict (except as to the issue of contributory negligence) and does not claim an excessive award of damages. Counsel do argue that the evidence establishes contributory negligence on plaintiff’s part and that it was the sole proximate cause of the accident; but the major contention is…