Stevens v. S. F. & North Pac. R.R. Co.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Searls, C.
Defendant had judgment in this cause. Plaintiff moved for a new trial, and this appeal is prosecuted from an order denying such motion.
The action is by plaintiff as administratrix of her deceased husband, Joseph Stevens, to recover damages for his death while in the employ of the corporation defendant, alleged to have been caused by its negligence.
The defendant at the time of the injury complained of was conducting a steam ferry between the city of San Francisco and Point Tiburón, in Marin county, using for that purpose a steamer called the James M. Donahue.
On the 16th of August,…
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