Opinion

Robinson v. Pioche, Bayerque & Co.

  • 5 Cal. 460
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Jul 1, 1855
Status
Published
Author
Heydenfeldt
On the bench
Heydenfeldt
Cited by
19 cases
Authority
More cited than 94.6%

The opinion

Heydenfeldt, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Murray, C. J., concurred.

The Court below erred in giving the third, fourth and fifth instructions. If the defendants were at fault in leaving an uncovered hole in the sidewalk of a public street, the intoxication of the plaintiff cannot excuse such gross negligence. A drunken man is as much entitled to a safe street, as a sober one, and much more in need of it.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

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