Born v. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad

Citations

• 198 Pa. 409
• 48 A. 263
• 1901 Pa. LEXIS 804

Syllabus

<p>Negligence—Contributory negligence—Grade-crossing—“ Stop, look atid listen.”</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s wife at a grade-crossing, a nonsuit is properly entered where it appears that the plaintiff’s wife, in driving along a public road, stopped at a point variously estimated at from 29] to 820 feet from the track, and then continued without stopping to look or listen, although the view of the track for 8,675 feet was not obstructed.</p> <p>' Evidence—Witness—Competency of witness.</p> <p>It is not error for the court to refuse to permit a witness to be asked whether he knows the duties of a railroad engineer as to railroad crossings, where there is no intimation tiial the witness is a railroad engineer, or is qualified to furnish information on the subject.</p>