Dell v. Phillips Glass Co.
Citations
- 169 Pa. 549
- 32 A. 601
- 1895 Pa. LEXIS 1128
Syllabus
<p>Negligence — Contributory negligence — Standing on railroad track — Evidence.</p> <p>In an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, it appeared that the deceased was employed to carry the mails across the railroad to and from a station, that on the occasion of the accident he had crossed the main tracks of the railroad, with the mail bag on his shoulder, and had stopped on a side track between the main tracks and the station to converse with some friends. While standing on the side track, a freight car, alleged to have been negligently loosened on defendant’s siding, ran down upon the side track and killed him. Held, that the deceased was guilty of contributory negligence, and that his wife was not entitled to recover damages for his death.</p>
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