Rhoads v. Herbert

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

This case illustrates the extreme - danger to pedestrians in crossing streets between regular crossings, especially when near an intersecting street. Appellant, driving east on Media Street in Philadelphia, stopped her car within a short distance of the intersection of that and 55th Street. She intended to cross from the south to the north side of Media Street. She testified that, on alighting, she went around the rear of her car, looked east and west, and no car was in sight when she started to cross. Appellee’s car was coming south on 55th Street. It turned the…