Sisley

On the morning of July 6, 1930, plaintiff H. L. Sisley and his family, including his five year old son, the plaintiff Danny Sisley, who was injured in the accident which gave rise to this suit, left Alhambra with the family of Charles T. Allen, which included his wife, Belle Allen, and his son Norman, each family traveling in their respective automobiles. At about 10:30 or 11 o’clock they stopped for lunch in the shade of some trees on the northerly side of the boulevard in the city of Santa Barbara, but not in a residence or business zone where, limited speed regulations prevailed. Both cars were parked parallel with and from eight to ten inches from the northerly curb, the Siáley car in front and the Allen car from six to eight feet behind it. After lunch Mrs. Allen was standing in front of the Sisley car, holding Danny, who was sitting on the radiator. She put him down on the pavement and he immediately walked around to the side door of the Sisley car on the street or left side thereof. As she watched the boy, who was holding to a string which fastened some luggage to the car, she “heard a slight collision, like the scraping of two cars”, whereupon she “looked up quick, and…