Milliron

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against two of the defendants, O’Neill and Pacific Coast Casualty Company, in an action for personal injuries alleged to have been caused the plaintiff by the negligence of O’Neill. The negligence charged arose out of the operation by O’Neill of a jitney bus in which the plaintiff Milliron was riding as a passenger on July 8, 1915.

The Casualty Company was joined as a defendant in the action, because it had executed upon the application of the defendant O’Neill an indemnity bond pursuant to the requirements of an ordinance of the city of Los Angeles. This ordinance made it unlawful to operate a motor bus unless there should be given and kept on file in the office of the city clerk, and in full force and effect at all times during the operation of such bus, a good and sufficient bond or policy of insurance. The ordinance provided that this bond or policy of insurance should be conditioned for the payment of various specified sums of money for injury to or the death of one or more persons and for damage done- to the property of others resulting from the operation of such motor bus. The ordinance further provided that…