Winn v. Long

From a judgment on a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant prosecutes this appeal. The action is one for damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff in an automobile accident. Briefly the facts are as follows: On the evening of March 9, 1924, the plaintiff was operating an automobile on the public highway between Johnstonville and Susanville, in Lassen County. As he approached Susanville, but' while he was still in open country territory, his supply of gasoline became exhausted. The car thereafter rolled by its own momentum for a distance equal to about two or three…