Bryan v. Smalley

In this personal injury action, plaintiff appeals from judgment upon jury verdict in favor of defendant. Automobiles driven by plaintiff and defendant were southbound on a two-lane highway, with plaintiff’s car in the lead. Traffic was heavy. When the vehicles ahead of her stopped, plaintiff stopped her car, which was then struck from the rear by defendant’s ear.

The court’s instruction quoted to the jury the language of Vehicle Code, section 544, subdivision (e), providing that no person shall “stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle” without giving a signal, and of Vehicle Code,…