Legal Opinion

Barton v. Studebaker Corp. of America

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 29, 1920No. Civ. No. 2087PublishedCited by 81 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Frederick W. Houser, Judge. Reversed in part; affirmed in part. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.

The action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Tillie Barton in an automobile accident. Plaintiff Henry Stephen Barton is her husband. A jury found in favor of plaintiffs and against defendants, Studebaker Corporation of America, and D. V. Owen, and assessed the damages at the sum of ten thousand dollars. From a judgment in this amount said defendants, the corporation and Owen, prosecute this appeal.

Vermont Avenue, in the city of Los Angeles, runs north and south and there are double car tracks thereon over which street-cars are run. Pico, or 13th…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Singer Manufacturing Co. v. RahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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  4. Green v. SouleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Western Metal Supply Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by81 opinions

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