Case v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York

On December 20, 1960, a very cold morning, Hilda Case’s car would not start. She called Pep’s Service Station and her automobile was towed from her home to the station where it was determined that the starter was frozen and the battery very low. When informed of the condition of the battery, she asked Peppin to charge it to insure the start of her car when she left work that evening. She then drove out her car which had been backed into the south bay of the station and headed it into the same stall to within three or four feet of the wall so that the battery charger cables could reach the…