Case Name: Murphy, Appellant, v. Watson
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1938-01-31
Citations: 329 Pa. 64
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 91
Parties: Murphy, Appellant, v. Watson.
Judges: Before Kephart, C. J., Schaffer, Maxey, Drew, Linn and Stern, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 329
Pages: 64–65

Head Matter:
Murphy, Appellant, v. Watson.
Argued January 12, 1938.
Before Kephart, C. J., Schaffer, Maxey, Drew, Linn and Stern, JJ.
Thomas Boylan, for appellant.
Ward G. Henry, for appellee, was not heard.
January 31, 1938:

Opinion:
Per Curiam,
After carefully reading the testimony, we are in agreement with the court below that appellant was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. She was injured in a private areaway in use by cars, and although she knew that an automobile was being operated in dangerous proximity to her, she did not look out for its approach. Her position was analogous to that of a pedestrian on a highway, who is contributorily negligent if he does not watch for approaching cars: Lorah, v. Rinehart, 243 Pa. 231.
Judgment affirmed.