Jenkins v. Wolf

OPINION BY

KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 Rochelle Jenkins appeals from the judgment entered on July 19, 2005 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.1 Jenkins claims that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury regarding negligence per se when evidence was introduced that defendant Robert Wolf failed to yield to a pedestrian, in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3112. We agree, and we therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.

¶2 On the morning of February 25, 2003, Jenkins attempted to cross Allegheny Avenue at its intersection with Kens-ington Avenue when she was struck in the head by…