Legal Opinion
Jones v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 15, 1951No. Civ. 17963PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShinn, P. J.
Annabelle Jones, plaintiff and appellant, was standing on the sidewalk at the southwest corner of Spring and Eighth Streets, in Los Angeles. She was close to an electrolier consisting of a cast iron base about 3 feet high and a lamppost with crossarms supporting five large light globes. The total height of the standard to the top of the center globe was 13% or 14 feet. A truck and van-type trailer operated by Ray Carter Trucking Company approached from the west. The right front corner of the van struck the top of the standard and broke off the pole where it joined the base. Mrs. Jones was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nicholson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Gibson v. GarciaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- Stockwell v. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- Rose v. County of OrangeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Adams v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Gentekos v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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