Herchelroth v. Jaffe

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

The evidence in this case, while not overwhelming, was sufficient, in our opinion, to support a finding by the jury that the defendant had been negligent in turning sharply from Baltimore Avenue into 50th Street, without sufficiently slackening his speed to avoid striking and knocking down Dr. John G. Herchelroth, a man 73 years old, who was walking from the northwest corner of the intersection to the northeast corner, in the portion of the street specially marked for the crossing of pedestrians, causing him injuries from which he died.

The accident occurred between…