Stevenson v. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
Cases that cite this one
9 later published cases cite this decision.
- Downs v. Cammarano (Pa. Super. Ct. 1966)
- Milburn v. Knights of Columbus Home Ass'n (Pa. Super. Ct. 1950)
- Ward v. Horn & Hardart Baking Co. (Pa. Super. Ct. 1948)
- Acton v. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (Pa. Super. Ct. 1939)
- Berrien v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. (Pa. Super. Ct. 1938)
- Oliver Communications Group, Inc. v. Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc. (Tex. App. 2018)
- Staller v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. (Pa. 1940)
- Schwartz Et Ux. v. City of Phila. (Pa. Super. Ct. 1931)
- Levitt v. B/G Sandwich Shops, Inc. (Pa. 1928)
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Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, coming to the stairway leading to tho station, found a hand rail plainly intended for the convenience and safety of persons descending. He recognized the purpose and the usefulness of the rail by taking hold of it at first, but then, finding his glove caught in some projecting points or knobs on the rail, he let go of it and took the middle of the steps although he knew they were slippery with ice. Thus, to avoid what was, at most, an inconvenience, he voluntarily encountered a manifest danger. He thus took upon himself the risk.
Judgment affirmed.
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