Weber v. Greenebaum

Citations

• 270 Pa. 382
• 113 A. 413
• 1921 Pa. LEXIS 397

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Automobiles — Right-angled collision between ■— Duties of chauffeur at crossing—Rule of the road—Act of June SO, 1919, P. L. 678.</p> <p>1. The provision in the Act of June 30, 1919, P. L. 678, that “when two vehicles approach the intersection of two public highways at the same time, the vehicle approaching from the right shall have the right of way,” means that where the paths of two approaching vehicles cross at the intersection of public streets, the driver at the left must give way, unless so far in advance of the other as to afford reasonable time to clear the crossing, and thus, in all probability, avoid a collision.</p> <p>2. Where the driver of an automobile when some five feet from a crossing, sees another machine 133 to 150 feet away, approaching from the right, and he starts across at the rate of four miles an hour, and his machine is struck well towards its rear before the crossing is cleared, the case is for the jury, and a verdict and judgment in his favor will be sustained.</p>