WILSON v. CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Docket No. 14659.

106 Cal.App.2d 440 (1951)

235 P.2d 81

MAY WILSON, Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

September 4, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Devine for Appellant.

Dion R. Holm, City Attorney, and C. Wesley Davis, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondent.


PETERS, P.J.

The Reverend Dennis Wilson, a Catholic priest, was killed as a result of the admitted negligence of a motorman of a city-owned streetcar. His sister May Wilson, who was his constant and close companion, and his housekeeper and hostess, brought this action for his wrongful death. The evidence shows that she expended over $900 for funeral expenses. The jury brought in a verdict for $2,000. From the judgment entered on that verdict plaintiff appeals, her...

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