Petrusich

On or about the hour of 10 o’clock P. M., on the thirtieth day of August, 1927, an automobile, driven by the defendant, collided with, ran over and seriously injured the plaintiff Winifred Cleveland. In this action the plaintiffs had judgment against the defendant for damages on account of the injuries sustained. From this judgment the defendant appeals.

The record shows that on the evening of the day mentioned the plaintiff, in company with a friend, was walking .southerly on the east crosswalk of Main Street in the city of Los Angeles, across Sixth Street; that the defendant was driving an automobile northerly on Main Street, and upon reaching the intersection of Main Street with Sixth Street, made a right-angle turn on to Sixth Street for the purpose of driving easterly thereon, and upon making said turn, ran down and injured the plaintiff Winifred Cleveland. No contention is made that the damages awarded by the jury are excessive. Such a contention would, in view of the injuries inflicted upon said plaintiff, be wholly without merit, as the record shows that said plaintiff was not only severely, but also, in all probability, permanently injured. These facts are necessary to…