Riley v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

Defendant appeals from judgments on verdicts for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while a guest in an automobile which got out of control in consequence of the condition of the highway maintained by defendant. The single complaint is that the learned court below declined to rule plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence.

The measure of care exercisable by a guest in an automobile has been considered and stated so recently * that it is unnecessary now to consider it at length. The evidence would have justified the jury in finding the following…