Sims v. Christiana

Dalton, J.,

This trespass action arises out of a collision between a railroad train and a motor vehicle at a private grade crossing. Plaintiff, a member of the train crew, was injured when he jumped from the front of the train in an effort to avoid being crushed in the collision.

The averments of the complaint depict the following situation. A branch line of the Reading Company’s railroad- extends in a northeastwardly direction from Girardville to Shenandoah, both in Schuylkill County. At the time of the accident, the railroad was intersected by a private crossing, which plaintiff alleges was…