Nippold v. Romero

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment for defendants entered on a jury verdict in an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he came in contact with an automobile owned by defendant Chavez and operated with his permission by defendant Romero.

On May 1, 1954, about 9 ¡45 p. m., plaintiff was walking west across Figueroa Street in the middle of the block where there was no crosswalk when he was struck by the left front side of the automobile going south on Figueroa. Figueroa is 66 feet wide and is divided in the center by double white lines. At the time of the…