Mansfieldet v. Philadelphia

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

The law of this case is clear. A vehicle of a fire department is exempt, when responding to an alarm, from the restrictions of the Motor Vehicle Code of May 1, 1929, P. L. 905, regarding speed (section 1002(f)), right of way (section 1014(b)), traffic signals (section 1026(d)), and entrance upon through highways and stop intersections (section 1016(d)). But these exemptions are conditioned upon the vehicle being operated “with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway”, and they do not protect the driver “from the consequences of a reckless…