Legal Opinion
Guyer v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 22, 1938No. Civ. 11592PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants after the trial court granted the defendants’ motion for a nonsuit in an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of Ralph Guyer. Plaintiff is decedent’s only heir at law.
Viewing the evidence most favorable to plaintiff, as we must in reviewing a judgment predicated upon a motion for a nonsuit (Montgomery v. Nelson, 211 Cal. 497, 499 [295 Pac. 1934]), the material facts are these:
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September 11, 1935, about 4:45 P. M., defendant corporation…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Palmer v. TschudyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Darling v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1925
- New York Lubricating Oil Co. v. United Railroads of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Choquette v. Key System Transit Co.California Court of Appeal · 1931
- Martz v. Pacific Electronic Ry. Co.California Court of Appeal · 1916
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lloyd v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1952
- Incret v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadMontana Supreme Court · 1938
- King v. New Masonic Temple Assn.California Court of Appeal · 1942
- Merlino v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1955
- Spendlove v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1947
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