NEIMAN et ux., v. WATKINS


204 Pa.Super. 13 (1964)

Neiman et ux., Appellants, v. Watkins.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

June 11, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie B. Handler, with him Compton, Handler, Berman & Boswell, for appellants.

Thomas D. Caldwell, Jr., with him Thomas D. Caldwell, and Caldwell, Fox & Stoner, for appellee.

Before RHODES, P.J., ERVIN, WRIGHT, WOODSIDE, WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, and FLOOD, JJ.


OPINION BY FLOOD, J., June 11, 1964:

Does the contributory negligence of a wife operate to bar recovery of damages by both husband and wife for negligent injury to an automobile owned by them in the entireties? The answer to this question is determinative of the appeal before us. While this specific issue has not previously come before our appellate courts, earlier decisions point unmistakably to the answer.

The manifest advantage to the spouses from ownership...

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