Commonwealth v. Philadelphia, Harrisburg & Pittsburg Railroad

Citations

• 23 Pa. Super. 205
• 1903 Pa. Super. LEXIS 41

Syllabus

<p>Boroughs — Railroads — Ordinance — Watchman at crossing — Police powers.</p> <p>It is a reasonable exercise of the police power of a borough to pass an ordinance requiring a railroad company to keep a watchman at its own expense at a dangerous crossing within the borough limits; but where a crossing is practically in the open country, and there is no evidence to show to what extent it is frequented, such an ordinance cannot be sustained.</p>