St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. Guthrie

Appellee’s complaint is set out in the report of the case. It will be noted that the allegation is, in substance, that defendant, in the nighttime, obstructed the highway by placing box cars across tlie same, and that the automobile in which plaintiff was a passenger ran against the cars, whereby he was injured. The complaint appears to proceed upon the theory that the derelictions of the- defendant particularized therein in and of themselves, that is, without further statement or qualification, constituted actionable negligence. Well-considered adjudications in other jurisdictions hold to…