Cook v. Los Angeles Ry. Corporation

The plaintiff appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial. The action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as the result of a collision between an automobile driven by him and an electric street-car of the defendant. There was a jury trial and a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant.

The testimony on the issues of defendant’s negligence and plaintiff’s contributory negligence was sharply conflicting, and no question is made of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. While it was shown without contradiction that the…