Warruna v. Dick
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 185, Jan. T., 1917, by.plaintiff, from judgment' of C. P. Luzerne Co., Dec. T., 1912, No. 319, on verdict for defendant in case of Charles Warruna v. William H. Dick. Trespass for personal injuries. Before Strauss, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict for defendant and judgment thereon. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were various rulings on evidence and the charge of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Simpson,
While walking on the side of a public highway, plaintiff, who was blind in one eye, espied an approaching automobile going in the same direction as himself, and walked or ran into the middle of the road in order to obtain a ride upon it. It did not stop for him, and as he stood there he was struck by defendant’s automobile, which was going in the opposite direction. As his basis for recovery he only avers excessive speed on the part of defendant, who denies that charge' and alleges contributory negligence on plaintiff’s part. The jury found a verdict for…
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