Searcy v. Noll Welty Lumber Co.

Action for personal injuries. On September 22, 1917, plaintiff, while riding in an automobile truck along one of the public thoroughfares of Kansas City, was thrown from the vehicle and injured by its running against a pile of coal. It was after dark, about 8:30 p.m., when the accident occurred. The truck was at the time coasting down hill, with the power shut off, causing the headlights to be so dim that they threw but little if any light on objects ahead. The coal was piled in the street along the curb adjacent to the premises of one Bowen. No barriers were placed about it; on account of…