Bistider v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

Citations

• 224 Pa. 615
• 73 A. 940
• 1909 Pa. LEXIS 852

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—“Stop, look and listen” — Grade crossings— Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for death of plaintiff's husband while driving a team at a grade crossing, a nonsuit is properly entered where it appears that the deceased who was familiar with the crossing stopped at a point where he could not . see the track on account of standing cars and failed to go forward to a point from which he could have had a clear view of the approaching train.</p>