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Case Name | Witt v. Jackson | |
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Date | 12/04/1961 | |
Note | Employer negligence is imputed to carrier limiting subrogation recovery. | |
Citation | 57 Cal.2d 57 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 23811961 CA |
JAMES ROBERT WITT et al. , Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. RAYMOND LESTER JACKSON, Defendant and Respondent; CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Intervener and Appellant COUNSEL Murray Jackson for Plaintiffs and Appellants. This action was brought by James Witt and Julius Grossman to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when the automobile in which they were riding was struck from the rear by one owned and operated by defendant Jackson. Plaintiffs challenge the instructions relating to the contributory negligence of plaintiff Witt. Defendant testified that Witt did so when the cars were only about 100 feet or six car lengths apart. Witt testified that he first saw defendant's headlights in his rear-view mirror about three or four seconds before the impact.
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