Rubin v. De Lao

Here is the record of an unfortunate episode in the life of Jacob Rubin. He was a pedestrian, .52 years of age at 9:15 p. m. on March 2, 1949. While in the act of crossing Alvarado Street, a north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles, he was run down by appellant. The latter, driving westerly on 12th Street, came to a stop at Alvarado. It was dark; the streets were paved, wet and sleek. As respondent stood on the southwest corner ready to cross Alvarado to its east side, he observed appellant’s car approaching Alvarado at a distance of about a half block to the east. Its headlights were visible…