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· 5/24/1897

Gleim v. Harris

Citations

  • 181 Pa. 387
  • 37 A. 515
  • 1897 Pa. LEXIS 556

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Grossings—“ Stop, look and listen.”</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband at a grade crossing, a nonsuit is properly entered where it appears that the deceased in driving along a public road stopped at a point about three hundred and thirty feet from the railroad, and then continued without again stopping to look and listen, although at a number of places within the three hundred and thirty feet he could have seen the train by which he was killed.</p>

Judges: Ceeiam, Fell, McCollum, Mitchell, Stekbett, Williams

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