Downey v. Bay Cities Transit Co.

From a judgment in favor of plaintiff after trial before a jury in an action to recover damages for injuries resulting from a collision between a vehicle driven by plaintiff and a bus driven by defendant Brady and owned by defendant Bay Cities Transit Company, defendants appeal.

Facts : On October 7, 1947, plaintiff was driving his car at about 15 miles per hour in a northerly direction on Fourth Street near its intersection with Broadway in the city of Santa Monica. At the same time defendants were operating a bus at about 7 miles per hour in a southerly direction on Fourth Street and made a…