Commonwealth v. Horvath

Piekarski, J.,

After conviction by the jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, defendant filed motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial. These motions were dismissed and judgment of sentence was entered.

Mary Carol Grimshaw, a little girl five years of age, died from injuries consequent upon her being struck by the automobile which defendant drove in an easterly direction on Cambria Street, Philadelphia, on June 23, 1948, about 1:15 p. m.

*142Defendant’s demurrer at the close of the Commonwealth’s testimony was overruled. On the motions, the matter was argued before us on the sole…