Commonwealth v. Ochs

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

Appellant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter growing out of a collision of two automobiles, one driven by him. The only complaint- we need consider is the refusal to instruct the jury to acquit unless the death resulted from appellant’s gross negligence.

The accident happened about 8 A. M., July 11, 1925, on Market Street near an open space or plaza formed by the intersection of several streets in the City of Harrisburg. F'or present purposes, it is sufficient to consider Market Street 46 feet from curb to curb, as extending east and west; "Whitehall Street enters the…