Smith v. Stribling

SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.

Mildred Smith (Smith), administratrix of the estate of Shawn P. Smith (Decedent), appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which denied her motion for post-trial relief.

On December 13, 1989, the Decedent attempted to cross Brownsville Road on foot near its intersection with Walnut Street in the Borough of Mount Oliver (Borough). In attempting to do so, the Decedent entered Brownsville Road from between two vehicles, which were parked adjacent to a pedestrian cross-walk, and was struck by an automobile driven by Darnell Ellis…