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· 7/17/1919

Dalyanakis v. Aliquippa & Southern R. R.

Citations

  • 72 Pa. Super. 276
  • 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 302

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Permissive crossing — Switching cars— Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company, to recover damages for death caused by the closing of a train, at a point near an established crossing, the case is for the Jury, where the evidence tends to show that the opening of the cars was but fifteen feet away from the planked crossing, that it was not unusual to have the train cut some distance from the crossing, which was used constantly by persons going to and from the mills, and that the deceased did not receive proper warning of the movement of the ears.</p>

Judges: Head, Henderson, Keller, Orlady, Porter, Trexler, Williams

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