Becker v. Blum

Plaintiff in error, Becker, is an elderly man who was hit by defendant in error’s automobile while crossing a street intersection in Miami Beach. It seems that Eecker started west across the street while the traffic light was in his favor but the light changed to green, i. e., against him, when he reached the center of the street.

A car was stopped in the left-hand lane headed south waiting to make a left turn. As plaintiff in error stepped from in front of the waiting car he was hit by defendant, who it seems had come up from the rear and to the right of the parked car. The traffic light was…