Tomey v. West Penn Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Kephabt,
Appellant intended to take passage on appellee’s interurban street car at one of its country stops; the place for him to board was on level ground indicated by a white band painted on a pole. As the car approached, with headlight burning and interior lighted, appellant signalled it to stop, but the car passed the regular stopping place some one hundred feet, or about two car-lengths. He waited for two or three minutes to see whether it would come back. When it showed no signs of returning, he walked toward it from the pole between the rails, though outside the…
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