Ballos v. Natural

The plaintiff, while a pedestrian crossing Third Street in the city and county of San Francisco at its intersection with Thornton Avenue, was injured by an automobile operated by the defendant. The injuries were found by a jury to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, who appeals from a judgment' for damages entered upon the verdict.

It is claimed that certain instructions given the jury were prejudicially erroneous and that the verdict on the issue of contributory negligence is unsupported.

The jury, at the request of the plaintiff, was instructed that “The operator of a motor…