Koeppel

Appellants are husband and wife. At about 1:30 o’clock on the afternoon of October 22, 1929, May Koeppel was injured by either running into or being struck by an automobile driven by respondent on Third Street in the city of San Bernardino, at a point within what is designated as the central traffic district by ordinances of the city of San Bernardino. This action was brought to recover damages for the injuries suffered by appellants. A jury returned a verdict in favor of respondent, and, after the denial of their motion for new trial, this appeal was taken from the judgment.

Third Street is a main business street of the city of San Bernardino extending east and west with a street-car track in its center. Mrs. Koeppel, who, with, her husband, lived in the westerly part of San Bernardino County, left a store on the southerly side of Third Street and proceeded northwesterly across the street at a point between street intersections to catch a bus going westerly on the northerly side of the street. Several automobiles were parked at an angle to the southerly curb line of Third Street on both sides of the place where Mrs. Koeppel left the sidewalk.

Respondent was driving his…