Cuevas v. Yellow Cab & Baggage Co.

This case presents to this court for determination the question of the relative rights of a pedestrian and an automobile, when the pedestrian is> proceeding across an arterial highway at the proper place for making such crossing.

If there is no electric signal light, or traffic officer momentarily stopping traffic, which rushes on in the arterial without end, under what conditions can the estate of a pedestrian recover if our holding stands in this case that, having proceeded from a place of safety, and being killed in attempting to cross such arterial, his own conduct in leaving such place of…