Yates

The plaintiff recovered judgment for $4,000 damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of an automobile casualty. From this judgment the defendants have appealed.

The plaintiff is a professional nurse who resides in Oakland. On the night of February 16, 1929, in company with Edward Burns, she drove her Chrysler coupe automobile from Modesto to Stockton, where they arrived at midnight. California Street in Stockton extends north and south. It is fifty-five feet in width between the curbings and is paved. Anderson Street intersects California Street at a right angle. One block to the north and parallel with Anderson Street, Worth Street also intersects California Street. Mr. Burns lived at No. 921, on the westerly side of California Street, midway between Anderson and Worth Streets. The night was clear and the street lamps were lighted. There were no other vehicles in sight along this street. The plaintiff had a clear vision up and down California Street for several blocks. Driving northerly along California Street she crossed diagonally to the opposite side thereof and parked her car close to the curb in front of the Burns residence. This left her machine headed northerly…