Commonwealth v. Smith

Opinion by

Ross, J.,. This is an appeal from a sentence for involuntary manslaughter after conviction by jury and refusal of new trial by the court below.

On the night of June 15, 1953 at about 11:20, the defendant, Robert E. Smith, was operating his automobile in an easterly direction on Emmaus Avenue in the City of Allentown. At 11th and Emmaus Avenue he collided headon with the vehicle driven by Florrie Salevsky going in the opposite direction, and as a result •of this collision Mae Rossmando, a passenger in the Salevsky car, was killed. Both drivers and Donald Burian, a passenger in…