Mankewicz v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Fell,

The plaintiff was injured at a grade crossing of the defendant’s road where there were four tracks in the borough of Shenandoah. He was familiar with the crossing, knew that the watchman was not at that time on duty, and that a train was about due. He was driving two horses to a sleigh in which a number of persons were riding, and when he reached the crossing freight cars were standing on the track nearest him, on either side of the street. He stopped close to this track and looked and listened. He was unable to see an approaching train because of the freight cars…