Keyte v. Parrish

BLAIR, Judge.

A solution of the questions presented by this appeal does not require a detailed review of the evidence. Some of the facts must preface discussion of the questions. Others will be recited as they become relevant. On August 31, 1962, Roy Jefferson Parrish was driving his Dodge automobile east on Highway No. 52 near Windsor, Missouri. It was shortly after 10 P.M. and the night was dark. Suddenly the electrical system of his vehicle ceased to function properly. The lights grew dim and the motor died. He managed to bring it to a stop with its left wheels still on his lane of the…