Cleary v. Pittsburgh

Citations

• 179 Pa. 526
• 36 A. 323
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 686

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Grossing—Province of court and jury.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries the case is for the jury where the evidence tends to show that when the plaintiff, a foot traveler, was about to cross a street and stopped, and a car also stopped just before reaching the crossing, the motorman and the plaintiff each apparently expecting the other to wait, and then both started so nearly together that a collision became unavoidable.</p>