Neudeck

Plaintiff, Mary Neudeck, filed this action for personal injuries and the wrongful death of her sister resulting from a collision with an automobile owned by defendant, William H. Bransten, and driven by his minor son, defendant, James V. Bransten, hereafter referred to as James. On this appeal from the judgment entered on the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, the contentions are that the trial court erred in rejecting certain expert evidence and in refusing to instruct the jury on the special standard of care applicable to a minor driver.

As no contentions are raised concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, a brief summary of the facts will suffice. The accident occurred about 2 p.m. on November 12, 1961, at the “blind" intersection of Washington and Maple Streets in San Francisco. Both plaintiff and J ames were licensed drivers. Plaintiff, who was then 84 years old, was driving her 1955 Chevrolet east on Washington Street accompanied by her sister Elizabeth. Elizabeth died as the result of injuries sustained in the accident. James, a 16-year-old, was driving the family 1962 Oldsmobile south on Maple Street with the permission of his father. There was evidence that James was…