Griffith v. West Chester Street Railway Co.

Citations

• 214 Pa. 293
• 63 A. 740
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 645

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — “Stop, look and listen” — Collision between car and wagon — Nonsuit.</p> <p>In an action against an electric railway company it appeared that plaintiff approached a grade crossing driving a wagon at the rate of five miles an hour. A car going at the rate of twelve to fifteen miles an hour struck the wagon and plaintiff was injured. It appeared that if plaintiff had looked when as far distant from the track as 100 feet he could have seen the fully lighted approaching ear, or if he did not look then, and when at any other substantial distance from the track, he had begun to look and continued to look, he must have seen the approaching car and have avoided the accident. Held, that a nonsuit was properly entered.</p>