TELLEFSEN v. KEY SYSTEM TRANSIT LINES

Docket No. 17689.

158 Cal.App.2d 243 (1958)

322 P.2d 469

LEO TELLEFSEN, Respondent, v. KEY SYSTEM TRANSIT LINES (a Corporation) et al., Appellants.

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

March 6, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donahue, Richards & Gallagher for Appellants.

T.G. Fitzgerald for Respondent.


DRAPER, J.

Plaintiff sought damages for injuries suffered while he was a passenger on a train of defendant corporation. At the end of the line in Berkeley, the train struck the terminal bulkhead. The sudden stop threw plaintiff, in a sitting position, into the seat in front of him. He "had the feeling of being propelled back and forth between the seats," and "ended up between the seats on the floor." Judgment was entered upon jury verdict for $62,282.69 against defendant...

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