Kantner v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.

Citations

• 236 Pa. 283
• 84 A. 774
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 747

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads — Passengers—Hand-bag in car aisle— Nonsuit.</p> <p>In an action by a passenger against a railroad company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained from falling over a hand-bag that stood at the side of the passageway of a car, a nonsuit is properly entered where the evidence shows that the car was somewhat crowded and dimly lighted; that the plaintiff did not see the hand-bag before her foot struck it, but saw it as she fell, and that there was no proof that the trainmen knew that the bag was in the passageway, nor that it had been there for such a length of time as to charge them with notice.</p>