Dunfee v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The plaintiff, a woman of fifty years of age, in at tempting to cross Twenty-fifth Street at Ridge Avenue, City of Philadelphia, between four and five o’clock in the afternoon of April 22,1927, fell into a hole and was injured. She brought this action to recover damages.

The case hinges on a question whether or not the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. Prom the testimony offered upon the part of the plaintiff, it appears that she was using a regular crossing where there were no signal lights or traffic officers, and had proceeded about halfway across the…