Uhler v. Jones
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 47, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Montgomery Co., Sept. T., 1919, No. 21, on verdict for the plaintiff in the case of Joseph N. Uhler v. Frank S. Jones. Trespass to recover damages to automobile. Before Miller, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. yerdict for plaintiff for $369.51 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 47, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Montgomery Co., Sept. T., 1919, No. 21, on verdict for the plaintiff in the case of Joseph N. Uhler v. Frank S. Jones. Trespass to recover damages to automobile. Before Miller, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. yerdict for plaintiff for $369.51 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was refusal of defendant’s motion for judgment non obstante veredicto. —Under the conceded facts the two cars were approaching the intersection at the same time and the plaintiff was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, J.,
The accident out of which this action arose occurred at the intersection of Swedesboro Road and Crooked Lane. The evidence produced by the plaintiff showed conclusively the negligence of defendant’s driver. The defendant does not deny his own negligence but seeks to set aside the verdict and judgment on the ground of *315plaintiff’s contributory negligence in proceeding across said intersection in alleged violation of section 25 of the Motor Vehicle Act of 1919 (June 30, 1919, P. L. 678), which provides that where two vehicles approach the intersection of two public highways…
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