Legal Opinion

Jacob v. Ivins

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 29, 1918No. 2327PublishedCited by 7 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Oliver B. Dickinson, Judge. Action by Mary J. Ivins against Joseph P. Jacob and another, trading as Jacob Bros. There was a judgment for plaintiff, defendants’ motion for new trial was denied (245 Eed. 892), and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

McPPlERSON, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Mary J. Ivins, while walking on the sidewalk of a Philadelphia street, was struck and in*432jured by a delivery automobile that was driven by Joseph P. Jacob, one of the defendants, and the question for decision was whether the injury was caused by his negligence. (D. C.) 245 Fed. 892.

[1] The important facts were not in controversy: The plaintiff was walking south on the west sidewalk of Eighteenth street, and was approaching the corner of Berks street, when she was knocked down and severely hurt. The machine had just crossed Berks street, and was running…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ivins v. JacobDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1917

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sawyer v. People's Freight Lines, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1933
  2. Curtis v. FickenIdaho Supreme Court · 1932
  3. Rye v. KingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
  4. Tesiero v. KiskisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
  5. Hernández v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1930

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