ROSE v. MELODY LANE

Docket No. L.A. 21984.

39 Cal.2d 481 (1952)

247 P.2d 335

JACOB B. ROSE, Respondent, v. MELODY LANE OF WILSHIRE et al., Defendants; PIG'N WHISTLE CORPORATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

August 13, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney A. Moss and Henry F. Walker for Appellant.

David Schwartz and Merton L. Schwartz for Respondent.


TRAYNOR, J.

This action was brought to recover for personal injuries sustained in defendant's cocktail lounge when the stool on which plaintiff was sitting collapsed. Defendant's motion for a directed verdict was denied. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for $1.00 general damages and $250 special damages. Plaintiff's motion for a new trial on the single issue of damages was granted. Defendant has appealed from the judgment and from the order granting a limited...

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