Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Silver
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 20, 1951No. Civ. 17560PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD (Parker), J.
Action for damages for personal injuries and for wrongful death resulting from an automobile collision. Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment, entered upon a verdict, in favor of defendant.
The collision occurred on Monday, December 30, 1946, about 7 a.m., on a highway known as a “cut off” which was near Palmdale. The pavement was 24 feet wide and was made of asphaltic concrete. There was a white line in the center of the pavement. Each shoulder was 12 feet wide and unpaved.
Defendant was driving his 1936 Ford sedan automobile easterly on the south half of the highway until he…
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- Sumida v. Pacific Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
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