The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on the “sudden emergency doctrine” and its applicability in the case of a pedestrian struck by a car at night.

The justices granted allocatur in Graham v. Check on Sept. 30 and are set to tackle a single question: “When the Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s jury instruction concerning the sudden emergency doctrine, did the court erroneously relieve the defendant motorist of his legal duty to a visible pedestrian in a crosswalk?”

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