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CITY & COUNTY OF S.F. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. S.F. 18264.

37 Cal.2d 227 (1951)

231 P.2d 26

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 15, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dion R. Holm, City Attorney, and George E. Baglin, Deputy City Attorney, for Petitioner.

Hoberg & Finger, John Finger, Peart, Baraty & Hassard and George Smith for Respondents and Real Party in Interest.

TRAYNOR, J.

James Hession brought an action for personal injuries against the City and County of San Francisco and the Western Pacific Railroad Company. He alleged that he suffered brain concussion, nerve root damage, and nervous shock. At the request of Hession's attorneys, Dr. Joseph Catton, a physician specializing in nervous and mental diseases, twice gave Hession a neurological and psychiatric examination. In his deposition...

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