Donahue v. Mazzoli

In an action to recover damages for injuries sustained in an automobile collision the trial court, made findings in favor of the plaintiff and from the judgment entered thereon the defendants appealed. The defendant Ferrari was the owner and the defendant Mazzoli was the driver of a truck with which the plaintiff’s car collided. They contend that the defendant Mazzoli was not negligent and that the plaintiff was, as a matter of law, guilty of contributory negligence.

The accident happened near the corner of Norton and Mission Streets in San Francisco at about 4:30 P. M. on August 26, 1936. It…