Gonzales v. Pacific Greyhound Lines

This is an appeal from an order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial in a personal injury action. Plaintiff Mary Gonzales brought this action against defendant Pacific Greyhound Lines, its employee, the defendant Bertleson and the City and County of San Francisco, for personal injuries sustained on May 28, 1955, in a collision at the intersection of 7th and Folsom Streets in the city of San Francisco. Plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile operated by her son-in-law, Alexander Gallegos. It was a clear day, traffic was not heavy. Mr. Gallegos was driving west in the right lane of Folsom Street, a two-way street. The defendant Bertleson was driving a Greyhound bus north on 7th Street, a one-way street with four lanes of traffic. The traffic signals at the northeast and southwest corners controlled traffic on Folsom Street; the signals at the northwest and southeast corners controlled traffic on 7th Street. The Gallegos ’ vehicle and the bus collided in the northwest portion of the intersection.

The complaint alleged that the accident was proximately caused by the negligent operation and maintenance of the Greyhound bus, and the failure of the city of San Francisco to…