Fransworth v. Tint
Filed 4/5/06 Fransworth v. Tint CA1/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
WENDY FARNSWORTH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DAVID TINT, et al., Defendants and Respondents. | A110435 (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 439023) |
I. INTRODUCTION
Wendy Farnsworth appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants David and Lawrence Tint based on a jury finding that David Tint was not negligent during an automobile collision with Farnsworth. We affirm.
II. STATEMENT OF FACTS
On the evening of January 22, 2003, 16-year-old David was sitting in his father's 1996 Chevrolet Suburban in the parking lot at Peninsula Volunteer Rosener House waiting for some friends. He was parked in a spot on the north side of the lot. Although David noticed there were cars parked across from him on the south side of the lot, he did not see any car with its interior or exterior lights on.
After five to ten minutes, it occurred to David that he was in the wrong location and that his friends were waiting for him at a different lot about a mile down the road. David proceeded to back up out of his spot. He put on his lights, checked â€