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NEWMAN v. COUNTY OF SONOMA

Docket No. S.F. 20794.

56 Cal.2d 625 (1961)

364 P.2d 850

15 Cal. Rptr. 914

RENEE NEWMAN et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents v. COUNTY OF SONOMA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

September 21, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bledsoe, Smith, Catheart, Johnson & Phelps and Robert A. Seligson for Defendant and Appellant.

James Murray for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

GIBSON, C.J.

This is an appeal by Sonoma County from an order denying its motion for a change of venue.

The action was commenced in San Francisco against the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company and Sonoma County to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death. The railroad company is a corporation having its principal place of business in San Francisco, and the accident occurred at a railroad crossing in Sonoma County.

The complaint was...

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