Holt v. Grimard

Shortly before the plaintiff’s automobile arrived at the scene of the accident, the defendant stopped his automobile at the side of the road beyond the crest of a hill, to permit some of the passengers to alight temporarily. The automobile was wholly off the travelled way, and its lights were extinguished. Upon the passengers’ return, the defendant turned on the lights, but finding that the starter failed to work successfully, again extinguished them, and requested two of the passengers to push the car along the slight downgrade. If could be found that the vehicle, without lights, was so…