McWilliams v. Keim

Citations

• 1 Monag. 16
• 15 A. 654
• 1888 Pa. LEXIS 720

Syllabus

<p>Where a railroad is so constructed that a traveler, approaching a public crossing, cannot see the track in one direction until within eight feet of the track, and then only for a distance of some four hundred feet, it is a question for the jury, in an action for damages for injuries caused by negligence in running a train by the railroad, whether or not the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, where he stopped some thirty feet from the track, looked down the track, listened, hut did not look up the track, in which direction the view was obstructed, looked at his watch, to see if a regular train was due, and drove on, the crossing being in the open country where signals could he readily heard.</p>