McMillan v. Thompson

Shortly after 6 o’clock on the evening of September 17, 1931, the defendant Cagle, driving a loaded truck and trailer belonging to the defendant Zimmer, was proceeding south on a paved highway near the city of Brawley. "While passing what is known as Carter’s Service Station at a speed of some fifteen or twenty miles an hour, the engine on the truck commenced to sputter or slow down. Cagle pulled the choke out and the motor started to pick up again. "When he had proceeded about 450 feet from the service station the engine suddenly stopped and the truck and trailer came to a stop on the…