Page v. Cudahy Packing Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment which was rendered under section 629 of the Code of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding the verdict.

The plaintiff brought suit for damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision which occurred at the intersection of two streets in Stockton. The answer denied the alleged negligence on the part of the defendants, and affirmatively charged the plaintiff with contributory negligence. The cause was tried with a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, a motion for nonsuit was denied. A subsequent motion of the defendants for a directed verdict…