Rellihan v. Pennsylvania Co.

Citations

• 226 Pa. 342
• 75 A. 722
• 1910 Pa. LEXIS 769

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Bridge—Defective hand rail — Contributory negligence — Case for fury.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for death of plaintiff's husband caused by the defective condition of a hand rail of an overhead bridge, the question of the deceased's contributory negligence is for the jury where there is no evidence that he had actual notice of the condition of the hand rail, or that its defective condition was so obvious and apparent that he must have known the condition from passing over the bridge daily.</p>