Legal Opinion
Darling v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided December 29, 1925No. Docket No. L.A. 8169PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLennon, J.
In this action the plaintiff, Sarah M. Darling, secured a judgment for damages for personal injuries in the sum of $15,000. The complaint charged the defendant generally with the negligent operation of its electric car, in consequence of which the plaintiff was permanently injured. Defendant answered, denying its own alleged negligence, and interposed as a separate defense the alleged negligence of the plaintiff as one of the proximate contributing causes of the accident.
It appears from the record before' us that the plaintiff, Mrs. Darling, was struck by one of the defendant’s electric cars…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Howland v. Oakland Consolidated Street Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1895
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