Stokes v. Johnstone

October 8, 1952, at about 1:30 a. m., plaintiff, Joy M. Stokes, was proceeding south in her automobile on highway No. 99, a few miles north of Bellingham, Washington. It was a clear, moonlit night, and the road was dry. At the intersection of highway No. 99 and the Bakerview road, the plaintiff had what we will term a preliminary accident. As a result, plaintiff’s automobile stopped upon the traveled portion of highway No. 99 and could not be moved with its own power.

Soon after this preliminary accident, Carl Anderson, also driving south, arrived on the scene. He parked his vehicle off the…