Stanton v. Dohmann

Plaintiff, Needa Stanton, appeals from a judgment entered upon a defense verdict in a personal injury action involving a rear end collision.

We meet at the outset her contention that evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to justify the court’s giving of an instruction on contributory negligence. Here, as in Rodri quez v. Lompoc Truck Co., 227 Cal.App.2d 769, 775 [39 Cal. Rptr. 117], inquiry is limited to whether “the record shows (slight or, at least, some evidence upon the issue.’ [Citation.] '[I]n order to find that the giving of any certain instruction was not warranted by the…