Wagner v. Pittsburgh & West End Pass. Ry.

Citations

• 158 Pa. 419
• 27 A. 1008
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1604

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Repair of streets — Turnpike—Question for jury — Evidence.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the dangerous condition of a turnpike road occupied by defendant’s tracks, it is proper to submit the case to the jury, where there is evidence that the repairs of the road out of which the injury grew were under the immediate charge of the officers of the defendant, although paid for by the turnpike company, and that the railway was in actual operation by the company at the time of the accident. »</p> <p>In such case it was the duty of the railway company to give adequate warning to the public of the dangerous condition of the road.</p>