Case Name: MILLER v. BALTIMORE & O. R. CO.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1943-12-14
Citations: 139 F.2d 219
Docket Number: No. 8435
Parties: MILLER v. BALTIMORE & O. R. CO.
Judges: Before JONES, GOODRICH, and Mc-LAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 139
Pages: 219–219

Head Matter:
MILLER v. BALTIMORE & O. R. CO.
No. 8435.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Argued Dec. 10, 1943.
Decided Dec. 14, 1943.
L. Pat. McGrath, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.
Vincent M. Casey, of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Margiotti, Pugliese & Casey, of Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief) for appellee.
Before JONES, GOODRICH, and Mc-LAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The evidence in this case conclusively shows that the plaintiff chose to remain seated in an automobile stalled upon the tracks of the defendant's railroad late at night rather than seek a place of safety while there was yet time and that he continued so to remain in the dangerous position indicated even after ample warning of the approach of the train which inflicted the injuries for which he sued the defendant company. We think that, in these circumstances, the trial court was warranted in saying as a matter of law that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence which barred a recovery and in entering judgment for the defendant n.o.v. accordingly.
The judgment of the District Court is therefore affirmed.