Cooper

This is an appeal from a money judgment in favor of plaintiff for damages for personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision. The primary contention of the defendant is that under the evidence the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, it appears that the plaintiff entered the intersection of Big Dalton Avenue and Merced from Big Dalton Avenue and intended to turn to her left. The defendant was coming from her right on Merced. Before she entered the intersection and just as she got to the property line she shifted the gears of her car into second; she looked first to the right and could see nothing coming, then she started slowly into the boulevard still in second gear. Just as she got into the center of the street and just before she made her turn she looked again in all directions, and just as she was making her turn she saw the defendant’s car. The plaintiff testified that she took a good survey of the situation before she started into the boulevard and then just as she got in the street she looked again. There was a hedge which obstructed the view before she entered the…