Lawrence v. Winterbottom

Opinion by

Stadteeld, J.,

This was an action of trespass to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff. The plaintiff, Lucy E. Lawrence, was a guest in the automobile owned by the defendant, Ada H. Winterbottom.

Defendant, in making a right-hand turn from Mt. Airy Avenue into Germantown Avenue, in the City of Philadelphia, ran said automobile over the pavement on Germantown Avenue and into a marble foundation in front of a store on Germantown Avenue. The plaintiff was violently thrown against a metal piece of the automobile, and her right jaw was fractured.

The accident occurred…