Legal Opinion
Funderburk v. General Telephone Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 11, 1968No. Civ. 31510PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaus, P. J.
Defendants appeal from an order granting plaintiffs a new trial in their action for the alleged wrongful death of Corda E. Funderburk.
The accident out of which the action arose occurred on January 9, 1965, when a van owned by the defendant General Telephone Company of California and driven by its employee, the defendant Green, hit the decedent in a marked crosswalk.
The case went to the jury on the issues of negligence, contributory negligence, proximate cause and damages. The jury rendered a unanimous verdict in favor of defendants. After the jury was polled the following colloquy took place…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mercer v. PerezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Yarrow v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- Kincaid v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.California Court of Appeal · 1968
- Kramer v. BoyntonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Sheppard v. WilcoxCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Scala v. Jerry Witt & Sons, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1970
- Van Zee v. Bayview Hardware StoreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Jones v. EvansCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Schultz v. MathiasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Herman v. ShandorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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