Quinn v. Rosenfeld

The plaintiff sued to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when he was run into by the defendant's automobile as he was crossing Geary Street between Scott and Divisadero Streets in the city of San Francisco. The defendant denied the charge of negligence and interposed the defense of contributory negligence. The case was tried without a jury. The court found for the plaintiff on all the issues and rendered judgment in his favor for $2,800. The defendant appealed.

The plaintiff had been employed for about seven years at a firehouse located in a residential district on the northerly…