Webb

This is an action for personal injuries growing out of an automobile accident at the intersection of Avenue 18, North Broadway, and North Spring Streets in the city of Los Angeles. Defendant Myers did not appear at the trial and judgment by default was taken against him, but from the verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiffs and against defendant Tischauser, he, Tischauser, appeals.

Avenue 18 runs in an easterly and westerly direction ; North Spring Street runs in a northerly and southerly direction, terminating at the intersection of Avenue 18. North Broadway enters the intersection of Avenue 18 and North Spring Street from a westerly direction, bisecting the angle of intersection of Avenue 18 and North Spring Street, and continuing across said intersection, proceeds in an easterly direction at right angles. Avenue 18 forms the continuation of what would be North Spring Street. A double street-car track runs along North Broadway, making a wide curve swerving across the intersection formed by Avenue 18, North Broadway, and North Spring Streets. A traffic button is located in the intersection, which lies somewhat to the west of the center line of North Spring Street and its…