Busch

Plaintiff, here the respondent, recovered judgment in a substantial amount for serious injuries which he received when his automobile, a Chevrolet coupe, collided with a dump-truck belonging to defendants, at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Compton Road, a point located in county territory a short distance outside the city limits of Los Angeles. From this judgment defendants appeal.

Defendants, employed by the county of Los Angeles as paving contractors, were engaged in the late afternoon of November 21, 1928, in placing an asphalt surface on the southerly portion of Florence Avenue just east of Compton Boad. The space to be covered approximated 60 feet along Florence Avenue by 20 feet in the roadway next the southerly curb. “Stop” and “Go” signals were working at this time at all four corners of the intersection. Plaintiff, employed as a fireman by the county of Los Angeles, drove north on Compton Boad and according to his testimony came to a full stop at Florence Avenue. He further testified that while standing in that position he saw a truck proceed to the west along Florence Avenue, also saw two women start to walk in a westerly direction across Compton Boad on the…