Kurel v. Shamokin Borough

Citations

• 237 Pa. 211
• 85 A. 83
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 919

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Streets—Municipalities—Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action against a borough to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover where it appears that the accident was the result of the plaintiff’s stopping his wagon so near the tracks of a steam railroad located on a borough street as to permit it to be struck by a train, although there was ample room for the wagon to stand on the street at a safe distance from the tracks.</p>