Legal Opinion

O'Keefe v. South End Rowing Club

California Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 1966No. S. F. No. 22116PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMosk, J.

-In this action for personal injuries plaintiff appeals from a judgment of nonsuit entered at the close of the presentation of his evidence. The rule is familiar that “A nonsuit may be granted only where, disregarding conflicting evidence on behalf of the defendants and giving to plaintiff’s evidence all the value to which it is legally entitled, therein indulging in every legitimate inference which may be drawn from that evidence, the result is a determination that there is no evidence of sufficient substantiality to support a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.” (Reynolds v. Willson (1958)…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Estate of LancesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Richards v. StanleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Oettinger v. StewartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Crane v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Popejoy v. HannonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1981
  3. Jones v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. Schwartz v. Helms Bakery LimitedCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Kidron v. Movie Acquisition Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1995

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