Sesler v. Ghumman

Opinion

TAYLOR, J. *

Does the trial judge have a duty to specially instruct the jury, other than in the words of Vehicle Code section 21801 1 and BAJI No. 5.21, on the duty of a left-turning driver where, as here, some but not all of the oncoming vehicles have yielded the right-of-way? We hold, under the circumstances of this case, he does.

I

This is an action for negligence arising out of a traffic accident that occurred on August 15, 1983, at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Sixteenth Street in Santa Ana, California. There were no traffic signals or stop signs regulating traffic at the…