Backus V. Sessions

CARTER, J. Defendants appeal from a judgment rendered by the court sitting without a jury awarding plaintiff $3,500 damages for injury to the optic nerve of his left eye, and progressive impairment of vision and blindness resulting therefrom. That injury and other injuries resulted from a collision on April 5, 1939, in the day time between plaintiff's motorcycle and defendant Sessions' delivery truck, being driven by Sessions' employee, defendant Bonnin. The collision occurred in the city of San Diego at the intersection of India and Redwood Streets, each of which is paved and curbed and 52 feet wide. By reason of the obstruction of the view of traffic within the statutory distance on Redwood Street to northbound traffic on India Street, the prima facie speed limit at the intersection was 15 miles per hour. (California Vehicle Code, sec. 511.) Under these circumstances