Legal Opinion
Boness v. Helphinstine
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 20, 1933No. Docket No. 4698PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The defendant has appealed from an order granting a new trial after judgment was rendered in his favor pursuant to the verdict of a jury. The suit was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as the result of an automobile collision at the intersection of streets in Chico. The appellant contends that the court abused its discretion in granting a new trial, and that the evidence conclusively shows that the plaintiff Jay J. Boness was guilty of contributory negligence which bars him from the right to recover judgment.
About 6:30 o’clock in the evening of December 4, 1930, a…
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