Uribe v. McCorkle

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant entered after his motion for nonsuit had been granted. It would appear that the motion was granted because the trial judge was of the opinion that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

Plaintiff was the father of Nadine Uribe, four years old, who was fatally injured in an automobile collision which occurred at about 6:30 o’clock p. m. on May 14, 1939, on Ventura Avenue, east of Centerville, in Fresno County. The action was brought to recover damages caused by the death of Nadine.

Just before the accident plaintiff was…