BECKER v. COX

No. 13573.

295 F.2d 525 (1961)

Elsie M. BECKER, Administratrix c.t.a. of the Estate of Isador G. Becker, Deceased, Appellant v. E. W. COX.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided October 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Spiegel, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Charles L. Ford, Philadelphia, Pa. (Elston C. Cole, Philadelphia, on the brief), for appellee.

Before GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment for the defendant in a personal injury case. The plaintiff was struck by the defendant's truck while he was crossing Market Street at 22nd Street in Philadelphia. He complains of a portion of the judge's charge which in effect told the jury that a pedestrian crossing a street not at a crosswalk has a continuous duty to look for approaching traffic. The problem, of course, is strictly one of Pennsylvania...

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