Sanders v. Williams

The operators of a gasoline service station were held liable by a jury because one of them, while adjusting the carburetor of a Buick automobile, suddenly applied the gas and caused the car to lurch forward and strike the appellee. The sole reliance in this appeal is that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that the appellee was free from contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The appellee, a regular patron of the service station, had previously spoken to one of the operators about part time work there. On the night of the accident, he drove in to get gas and stopped his car…