Ash v. Wilmington & Northern R. R.

Citations

• 148 Pa. 133
• 30 W.N.C. 49
• 23 A. 898
• 1892 Pa. LEXIS 927

Syllabus

<p>[Marked to be reported.]</p> <p>Bailroad crossing — Buie of “ stop, look and listen.”</p> <p>The instinct of self-preservation might be trusted to keep a traveler from getting in front of a train that ho knew was approaching. The reason of the rule which requires a man to stop, look and listen, before crossing, is that by such action ho may inform himself whether a train is approaching or not.</p> <p>Private siding — Care required before crossing.</p> <p>While the law does not prescribe that in all cases a man must stop, look and listen before crossing a private siding, it does require that he shall exercise ordinary care. It is his duty to see if the siding is in actual use at the time he approaches it, and a failure to do this is contributory negligence.</p>