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

Citations

• 219 Pa. 626
• 69 A. 45
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 637

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—Station—Slippery steps — Hand rail — Contributory negligence.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by falling on slippery steps descending to a railroad station, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover where the evidence shows that the defendant company had provided a hand rail along the steps for the convenience and safety of the public, that the plaintiff had at first used this hand rail, but because his glove had caught on some knobs or projections on the rail, he took the middle of the steps, although he knew of their slippery condition, and fell and was injured.</p>