Sampson v. Andrews

On February 14, 1947, shortly before S :30 a.m., the plaintiff George Sampson was operating a cab of the Red Top Cab Company in a westerly direction on East South River street in the city of Appleton. The cab skidded and came to rest in the south ditch atop a water hydrant, headed a little north of northeasterly. Sampson was unable to move the car by his own efforts, and after several attempts called his employer, who in turn called E. S. Joel, operator of a wrecker service.

When Joel arrived at the scene he and Sampson tried five or six times to release the cab by pulling from both front and…