LOUGHNER v. SCHMELZER


421 Pa. 283 (1966)

Loughner, Appellant, v. Schmelzer.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 19, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman D. Jaffe, with him Galbreath, Braham, Gregg, Kirkpatrick & Jaffe, for appellants.

Lee C. McCandless, with him McCandless & McCandless, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, April 19, 1966:

The sole question in this case is a narrow one. In an action of trespass for damages resulting from a collision of two automobiles is it a reversible error to admit, over plaintiffs' objection, evidence that the plaintiff was convicted before the Quarter Sessions Court of a violation of The Vehicle Code, Act of April 29, 1959, P.L. 58, § 1004, 75 P.S. § 1004, namely, failure to drive on the right half of...

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