SMITH v. PETACCIO


384 Pa. 74 (1956)

Smith v. Petaccio, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 13, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dautrich, with him White, Williams & Scott, for appellant.

David A. Saltzburg, with him Morris W. Kolander, Henry T. Reath and Kolander & Saltzburg, for appellees.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ALLEN M. STEARNE, January 13, 1956:

Defendant appeals from the refusal to enter judgments non obstante veredicto for defendant in two trespass actions concerning a collision of two motor vehicles. The determinative issue is whether or not the husband-plaintiff was contributorily negligent in failing to stop his automobile within the assured clear distance ahead.

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