Plaintiff, who was struck by the defendant's car while standing in the middle of a busy street trying to wave down a bus, sustained multiple injuries and sued defendant for $75,000.    Defendant's counsel, John Brydon, argued that the plaintiff had been drinking heavily throughout the day and had appeared suddenly before the defendant, who had been driving at a reasonable speed and had only looked away from the road briefly to check his side view mirror.    After a three-day trial, the jury found for the defense. (Donald Peterson v. John Stuckmeyer, Los Angeles Superior Court - Santa Monica,
Case No. WEC109152, 1/31/91)