City of Atlanta v. Roberts

On the evening of April 19, 1973, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a City of Atlanta garbage truck became disabled and stopped in the west bound lane of Bolton Road in Atlanta, Georgia. Bolton Road at this point runs generally east and west and is a two lane road, 30 feet wide. Work was performed on the truck for a period of time, but finally it was left deserted with its emergency flashers operating. Later, certain men returned to the truck and worked thereon until approximately 10:30 p.m. Then all lights were extinguished, including the emergency flashers. The truck was left abandoned,…