Opinion
[No. 44, October Term, 1934.]
Decided November 20th, 1934.
Street Car — Injury to Pedestrian — Contributory Negligence
A pedestrian who, though seeing a street car approaching, sixty-five feet away, attempted to cross the street, in front of the car, walking slowly, was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law.
Decided November 20th, 1934.
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (DUKE BOND, J.).
Action by Ernest Watson, by Rebecca Jones, his guardian and next friend, against Lucius S. Storrs and William H. Meese, Receivers for the United Railways and Electric Company of Baltimore. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
The cause was argued before BOND, C.J., URNER, ADKINS, OFFUTT, PARKE, and SLOAN, JJ.
Howard A. Sweeten and Everett L. Buckmaster, with whom were Benjamin N. Kline and Weinberg Sweeten on the brief, for the appellant.
James J. Lindsay, with whom was Philip S. Ball on the brief, for the appellees.
Unreported cases.