Flynn v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Citations

• 234 Pa. 335
• 83 A. 207
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 651

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — “Stop, loole and listen,” — Contributory negligence — Near sightedness of plaintiff — Safety stop.</p> <p>Where a woman on a clear day approaches a street railway track at a point where there is nothing to obstruct a view of the track for more than a mile in the direction of an approaching car, and is struck the instant she goes upon the track, she is guilty of contributory negligence and cannot recover from the railway company for the injuries sustained; and she is not relieved from the charge of contributory negligence because she was nearsighted, nor is she relieved from such charge because there was a safety stop a few feet away in the direction from which the car came, if it appears, that, if she had looked before she stepped upon the track, she would • have known that the car had not stopped at the safety stop.</p>