Linendoll v. Te Paske

Plaintiff stopped Ms automobile on an east and west paved highway, facing west, in front of his rural mailbox located 3 or 4 feet south of the south edge of the pavement, with the left wheels on the south shoulder and right wheels on the pavement. His purpose was to reach out of the window to take mail from the box. When he attempted to drive away the wheels spun in an icy rut so that he could not move his car. A neighbor then towed it forward about 6 or 10 feet, after which he stopped his car in front of that of plaintiff, so that both cars stood facing west with the left wheels on the south…