Horwitz v. Eurove

As we view it, the real question in this case is: Where a city ordinance gives a pedestrian the right of way at a street crossing, is he thereby absolved from the duty of exercising ordinary care for his own safety?

This court has never passed directly on the question, but courts of last resort in other jurisdictions have had the precise matter before them and have generally reached the conclusion that a pedestrian given the right of way by city ordinance or statute at a street crossing is not thereby relieved from the common law duty to exercise ordinary care for his own protection.

Thus, in…