Morris v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.

THE COURT.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him and for the wrongful death of his wife resulting from a collision of the plaintiff’s automobile with a freight engine operated by the defendant Preston, an employee of the defendant Pacific Electric Railway Company. Judgment went for the plaintiff and the defendants have appealed.

The accident occurred at approximately 2 o’clock on the morning of June 5, 1929, at a point where Central Avenue in the city of Los Angeles intersects the tracks of the defendant company. The conclusion we have…