Philad., W. & B. R. v. McCormick

Citations

• 124 Pa. 427
• 23 W.N.C. 344
• 16 A. 848
• 1889 Pa. LEXIS 1047

Syllabus

<p>(a) There was evidence that the conductor of a passenger train, on a dark night, announced the approach of a station where passengers were to change cars and afterward stopped the train upon a bridge, without giving notice that the station was not reached; that a passenger then arose from his seat in a crowded and unlighted ear, descended from the steps, fell over the bridge and was drowned.</p> <p>1. Under such circumstances, the passenger had the right to suppose that the train had reached the station; proper attention to the safety of the passengers would have required some notice or warning to them to retain their seats ; and it was not error to submit the question of the negligence of the defendant company to the jury.</p>