Bickford

This is an action brought by plaintiffs to recover damages resulting from an accident wherein their minor son was killed by an interurban train of the defendant railway company.

The case was tried before a jury and a verdict returned in favor of plaintiffs, and in accord with said verdict judgment was duly entered. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied. The appeal of defendant from said judgment is now before us. A discussion of the arguments presented by both sides necessarily involves analysis of the facts and further it will require that not only the facts sufficient to sustain the verdict be considered, but likewise it is essential that we consider the facts in entirety and such necessity will hereinafter appear.

The accident happened on July 4, 1925. The day ivas dry and clear, there being no storm or fog. The scene of the occurrence was in the city limits of Long Beach in Los Angeles County. The exact locality was at or near the intersection of Alamitos Avenue and the Pacific Electric right of way. The maps and diagrams used in the court below and constituting a portion of the present record, give the accurate courses of the streets and of the right of way.…