Reaney v. Jones

Citations

• 75 Pa. Super. 355
• 1921 Pa. Super. LEXIS 18

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Automobiles—Injury to pedestrians — Contributory negligence — Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian, who was struck by an automobile, the case is for the jury and a verdict for the plaintiff will be sustained, where the evidence is that the plaintiff was walking along a highway on a dark and rainy night and was struck by the defendant’s motor car with such force that she was wedged between the bumper and ■radiator of the defendant’s car and carried for a distance of 150 to 200 feet. It was a question for the jury to decide whether the defendant should have seen the plaintiff walking in the road, and drove her car with due care for the rights of others using the highway.</p>