Grein v. Gordon

Per Curiam,

In determining this appeal from the refusal to take off a nonsuit, we adopt the following excerpts from the opinion of the court below: “While ascending a hill, and when near the top, the engine of a car in which deceased [mother of the minor plaintiffs] was riding stalled, because of failure of the ignition system to operate ; the brakes were applied and the car brought to rest in the middle, or very near the middle, of the highway. [“It was a much-traveled road.” “The car was not dropped back to a place of safety, though it could have been.”] There was room for traffic to pass on…