Mathers v. Botsford

The right of a pedestrian upon the street is neither-superior nor inferior to the right of the operator of an automobile. The driver of the machine is required to-exercise reasonable care to avoid injury to persons lawfully in the streets. The pedestrian and the driver of the-automobile have equal rights in the streets. See Lane v. Sargent, 217 Fed. Rep. 237; Wollaston v. Stiltz (Del.), 114 Atl. Rep. 198; Wortman v. Trott, 202 Ill. App. 528; Emery v. Miller, 231 Mass. 243, 120 N. E. Rep. 655; Miller v. New York Taxicab Co., 120 N. Y. Supp. 899; Schoepp v. Gerety, 263 Pa. St. 538, 107 Atl.…