Dorn v. Leibowitz

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

Janie Dorn, the plaintiff in this case, was struck by a truck belonging to Arthur M. Leibowitz and Caiman D. Leibowitz, partners trading as Caiman Beverage Company, when, after leaving the curb, she had committed herself to the regular crossing at the corner of 13th Street and Columbia Avenue in Philadelphia, and had taken 5 steps toward her destination on the other side of 13th Street. In the lawsuit which followed, the Trial Judge left to the jury only the question of damages, instructing them that under the facts they were compelled to return a verdict for…