Legal Opinion
Walker v. City & County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 9, 1950No. Civ. No. 14163PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodell, J.
This action was brought by the widow and two minor daughters of John W. Walker to recover $75,000 damages for alleged negligence resulting in his death.
Respondent filed a general demurrer which was overruled, and after answering, it moved for judgment on the pleadings. The motion was granted, judgment entered, and this appeal taken.
On July 24, 1944 the decedent, a member of the San Francisco Fire Department, was on his fire truck responding to an alarm when, at the intersection of Duncan and Church Streets, a streetcar of the municipal railway ran into the truck. From injuries then received…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Baugh v. RogersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Freire v. Matson Navigation Co.California Supreme Court · 1941
- Williams v. HartshornNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Livermore v. BealCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Unruh v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
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- Douglas v. E. & J. GALLO WINERYCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Jansen v. HarmonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Freese v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1983
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