Nelson v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

Citations

• 57 Pa. Super. 541
• 1914 Pa. Super. LEXIS 232

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Grade crossing — “Stop, looh and listen.”</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for death of plaintiff’s husband sustained at a grade crossing, no recovery can be had because of decedent’s contributory negligence, where it appears that the accident happened on a dark night in a populous suburb at a crossing with which the decedent was familiar, that the decedent after making a stop about thirty-five feet from the track started again, and without further stopping or looking, went upon the track, and was struck by a train which he could have seen if he had stopped or looked again.</p>