Thompson v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

• 215 Pa. 113
• 64 A. 323
• 1906 Pa. LEXIS 744

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Railroads—“Stop, look and listen” — Fire engines.</p> <p>The drivers of fire engines and hose carriages are not excepted from the operation of the rule which requires drivers to stop, look and listen before going on the tracks of a steam railroad. The rule is imperative, and without exceptions.</p> <p>A fireman who knows that it is the custom of the drivers of fire engines to look and listen, but not to stop before going upon a grade crossing, assumes the risk.</p>