Mendenhall v. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad

Citations

• 202 Pa. 427
• 51 A. 1028
• 1902 Pa. LEXIS 538

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Stop, look and listen — Fright of horse — Escape of steam.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained at a grade crossing, a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will be sustained, although the plaintiff went upon the track in the face of manifest danger, where his own evidence tends to show that after he had crossed, his horse became frightened by the escape of steam and backed into danger again, that the steam complained of was not the usual steam from a locomotive but from a heating apparatus for passenger cars situated at or near the crossing, and that this steam hung about the point of escape to a greater degree than usual on account of the damp and foggy character of the day.</p>