Wardrobe v. California Stage Co.

Citations

• 7 Cal. 118

Syllabus

<p>Damages which are professedly laid for the benefit of the public, cannot be recovered in an action brought by a passenger of a stage-coach against the owners thereof, for injuries sustained by reason of the upsetting of the coach.</p> <p>When it appears that the coach at the time of the accident was driven by the servant or agent of the owner, the rule in such cases is that the principal is liable only for simple negligence, and that exemplary damages cannot be imposed upon him.</p>