GIVENS v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

Docket No. 24760.

194 Cal.App.2d 39 (1961)

14 Cal. Rptr. 736

ALBERT S. GIVENS, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

July 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Paul Madsen for Appellant.

E.D. Yeomans, William E. Still, John H. Gordon and John J. Corrigan for Respondent.


VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by plaintiff from an adverse judgment in an action for damages for personal injuries sustained when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a switch engine at a grade crossing.

The complaint is in two counts: The first alleges negligence; the second, wanton misconduct. At the close of plaintiff's opening argument, the court granted defendant's motion for a directed verdict as to count...

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