Wilkinson
Wilkinson v. Rohrer
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Shaw, J.
In a collision between * the automobile of plaintiff and that of defendants, the car of the former was damaged, for the recovery of which he brought this action and obtained a judgment for $299, from which defendants have appealed.
Among other defenses interposed by defendants was that of contributory negligence of plaintiff, as to which the court made an adverse finding, and the sole ground here urged for a reversal is that this finding is not supported by the evidence.
[1] It appears from the evidence that plaintiff was driving his car east on Bush Street, in the city of San Diego, and, upon arriving at the intersection of Goldfinch Street, which runs north and south, he turned into the same, going north. In making the turn he, instead of going to the right of the center of the intersection of the two streets, as re quired by the Motor Vehicle Act, entered Goldfinch Street passing to the left of said center, thus “cutting the corner.” At the same time defendants were, on Goldfinch Street, approaching from the north, driving their car southerly on the left-hand side of the street at a speed of some forty miles per hour, all in violation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicle…