Mooney v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

• 203 Pa. 222
• 52 A. 191
• 1902 Pa. LEXIS 690

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Bridge.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for personal injuries from falling off a toll bridge maintained by the defendant, a nonsuit is properly entered, where the evidence shows that the bridge was properly constructed and in good condition, that there was a guard rail of such a height that a man walking on the bridge would be in no danger of toppling over the rail, that at the time of the occurrence the plaintiff was intoxicated, and that the fair inference from the testimony was that the plaintiff climbed over the rail while drunk and fell into the river.</p>