Wright

This is an appeal from a verdict awarding respondent #1,500 damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of being struck by an automobile while walking across Eighth Street, in Los Angeles. Appellants claim that prejudicial error occurred in giving a certain instruction.

Respondent was employed as a saleswoman by the New York Cloak and Suit House at Seventh Street and Grand Avenue, in Los Angeles. At 5:15 o’clock P. M. August 9, 1922, she left her place of business, walking southerly along the easterly side of Grand Avenue until she reached the nearest curb at Eighth Street, which crossed Grand Avenue at right angles. Here she stopped, looking easterly, to her left, for approaching machines. Double car tracks extend along Eighth Street at this point. This street often contained heavy traffic with two or three machines sometimes traveling abreast. At this time, however, the nearest machines which were approaching on her side were half a block distant. She thereupon started directly across Eighth Street in the usual pathway reserved for pedestrians. Upon reaching the center of the street she stopped and looked to her right for approaching machines on the southerly side of…