CHRISTIAN v. GOODWIN

Docket No. 24759.

188 Cal.App.2d 650 (1961)

10 Cal. Rptr. 507

WARREN GLENN CHRISTIAN, a Minor, etc., et al., Respondents, v. JAMES H. GOODWIN, Appellant.

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

January 30, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spray, Gould & Bowers for Appellant.

Martin B. Berman and Joseph M. Wapner for Respondents.


LILLIE, J.

Plaintiffs sued for personal injuries received to the minor plaintiff when defendant's automobile struck him while crossing the street; one of the affirmative defenses was the contributory negligence of the child. The matter was heard by a jury, and judgment on the verdict was entered in favor of defendant; thereafter plaintiffs' motion for new trial was granted on the sole ground of error in law — the trial court's failure to instruct the jury that...

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