People v. Black

The defendant was found guilty of the crime of manslaughter. The evidence discloses that on the evening of June 7, 1930, at about 8:30 P. M. at the intersection of Mt. Vernon and Rialto Avenues in the city of San Bernardino, one Mrs. Minear was struck and killed by an automobile. Mt. Vernon Avenue is a main highway and Rialto Avenue is 54 feet wide from curb to curb. The corner was poorly lighted, and the intersection was a blind intersection within the meaning of the California Vehicle Act. The only eye-witness was sitting in his parked machine at a service station on this corner and was…