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WILLIAMS v. CARR

Docket No. L.A. 29531.

68 Cal.2d 579 (1968)

440 P.2d 505

68 Cal. Rptr. 305

REBECCA H. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LEO FRANCIS CARR, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 16, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heily & Blase, DeWitt F. Blase and Edward L. Lascher for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Edward I. Pollock, Robert E. Cartwright, Theodore A. Horn, Robert G. Beloud and Leonard Sacks as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Parker, Stanbury, McGee, Peckham & Garrett and Thomas E. Rubbert for Defendant and Respondent.

PETERS, J.

By a vote of 10 to 2 the jury returned a verdict for defendant in this action to recover for personal injuries sustained when defendant's car struck an electric pole. Plaintiff, who was a guest in the car, has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

There is very little conflict in the evidence.

On Friday, July 20, 1962, defendant, a Naval officer, arose about 5:30 a.m. and went to work. After work...

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