(DOWNLOAD) "Rodkey v. City of Escondido" by Supreme Court Of California In Bank # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Rodkey v. City of Escondido
Author : Supreme Court Of California In Bank
Release Date : January 01, 1937
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 58 KB

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As the surviving widow of Mark Casner, the plaintiff commenced an action for damages for his wrongful death. The complaint alleges that he was struck by an automobile owned by the defendant, Daily News Company, thrown on the track of the defendant, Market Street Railway Company, and run over by one of its street cars. The plaintiff sued both corporations. The trial was commenced in April, 1937, before the court sitting with a jury. After all parties had rested each defendant made a motion for a directed verdict. Before the motion was ruled upon the plaintiff moved to dismiss the action without prejudice. This motion was granted, whereupon and on the same day, April 7, 1937, the jury was discharged. On April 26th the defendants respectively served and filed notices of motion to vacate the order of dismissal and for orders that their motions for a directed verdict be granted. These motions were granted on June 28, 1937. A formal judgment for the defendant, Market Street Railway Company, and against the plaintiff was, on written direction of the trial judge, filed on June 29th, and entered on June 30, 1937. Also a formal judgment for the defendant, Daily News Company, was, on like written direction of the trial judge, filed July 1 and entered on July 2, 1937.