Bert v. Walker

Opinion by

Stadtfeld, J.,

This is an action of trespass for negligence. The statement of claim charged that the plaintiff and her husband, having stepped from a concrete safety island into the cartway of Ardmore Blvd. at the intersection of Sumner Ave. in the County of Allegheny, and while standing in an area which the plaintiff claimed was painted and marked as a safety zone, was struck by the automobile of the defendant driven by the defendant’s agent, causing the injuries complained of. No affidavit of defense was filed. The case went to trial and the jury brought in a verdict in favor of…