Butler v. Peluso

From a judgment of $40,000 for personal injuries suffered by respondent, appellant seeks a reduction of the amount or a reversal for a new trial on the amount. The sole question posed by the appeal is whether the amount of the judgment is excessive.. In February 1955 respondent, then a woman of 70 years, while lawfully walking on the sidewalk along Western Avenue at Third Street in Los Angeles was wrongfully struck by defendant McClelland’s automobile as a result of the negligent operation by appellant of his car at the intersection. She was struck by the vehicle as it hurtled onto the…