WASHINGTON v. WASHINGTON

Docket No. S.F. 19249.

47 Cal.2d 249 (1956)

302 P.2d 569

LEOLA WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

October 30, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward D. Mabson for Appellant.

Carl B. Metoyer, Terry A. Francois and Murville C. Abels for Respondent.


TRAYNOR, J.

Plaintiff and defendant were married in October, 1944, and separated in August, 1946. There was one child of the marriage. In October, 1946, plaintiff filed an action for divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty, and defendant answered putting the existing property rights of the parties in issue. In September, 1948, defendant lost a leg as a result of a collision between a San Francisco police car and a car driven by Mervin E. Garner. He filed an action...

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