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- Title: Jones v. City of Los Angeles
- Author : District Court of Appeal of California
- Release Date : January 15, 1951
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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Annabelle Jones, plaintiff and appellant, was standing on the sidewalk at the southwest corner of Spring and Eighth Streets, in Los Angeles. She was close to an electrolier consisting of a cast iron base about 3 feet high and a lamppost with crossarms supporting five large light globes. The total height of the standard to the top of the center globe was 13 1/2 or 14 feet. A truck and van-type trailer operated by Ray Carter Trucking Company approached from the west. The right front corner of the van struck the top of the standard and broke off the pole where it joined the base. Mrs. Jones was struck by the falling sections of the pole and severely injured; she sued the city and the individual partners who composed the trucking company. In a jury trial the verdict and judgment were against the city, but in favor of the trucking company. Plaintiff moved for a new trial as to the trucking company and the city also moved for a new trial. The court granted both motions. The trucking company did not appeal; plaintiff appealed from the order granting the motion of the city.