Southern Railway Co. v. Pair

Plaintiff recovered $200 on account of tbe demolition of his Buick automobile which was struck by a locomotive of the defendant company on a public-road crossing. It indis-, putably appears that the car had stalled on the track, and had so remained for about a minute and a half before it was struck; that the self-starter was not working, and the plaintiff had promptly gotten out to crank the car, but was delayed in doing so, on account of having left it in gear; and that before he could get back, adjust the gear, and crank the car, it was struck by the fast-moving train. Plaintiff alleged…