Barrett v. Abe Bass

Opinion by

Trexler, J.,

The plaintiffs, Thomas Barrett and his wife Emma Barrett, were coming southward on Second Street, Philadelphia, in an open car which he was driving at the rate of 12 to 15 miles per hour. As he approached Reed Street which joins Second Street at right-angles, he blew his horn. When he was at the house line, he looked eastwardly and saw the defendant’s car approaching. He put on the brakes and came to a stop as the front part of his car wa's three feet beyond the curbline of Reed Street. At the same instant, his ear was struck in front by defendant’s car which was…