Friedman

The plaintiff recovered a judgment in a jury-waived trial against both defendants in the sum of $3,500, assessed as damages for injuries sustained in an automobile collision. Both defendants have appealed, but no brief has been filed by defendant Barbe. Where hereinafter the term appellant is used it refers to the other defendant, Ward. About 7:40 P. M. of July 30, 1929, plaintiff was riding in the rear seat of an automobile owned and operated by her son-in-law, the appellant Ward, who at that time was driving north on Berendo Street near Beverly Boulevard in the city of Los Angeles. Beverly Boulevard is a main traveled thoroughfare with boulevard stop signs throughout its course. The appellant brought his car to a full stop as he. reached the southerly line of Beverly Boulevard and observed traffic moving east and west along that, street. According to his testimony, he saiv more than one automobile coming from the west and a street-car and at least one other automobile approaching from the east. He decided to enter the intersection between this traffic moving east and west, and when he had reached the car tracks came to a full stop, the street-car in the meantime having passed…