Brown v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Citations

• 252 Pa. 475
• 97 A. 691
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 642

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Bicycles — Collision — Death — Nonsuit.</p> <p>Where in an action against' a street railway company to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, it appeared that deceased rode his bicycle from a side street where the cars did not stop, across the intersecting tracks of defendant company and in front of a trolley car, the near approach of which deceased must have seen if he had looked before attempting the crossing, and the evidence failed to disclose negligence on the part of defendant and showed that deceased was guilty of contributory negligence, a compulsory nonsuit was properly entered.</p>