Schalk v. Spreckelmeier

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County.

Plaintiff below was operating his pickup truck on a state highway, described as a two lane roadway some eighteen feet in width, shortly after 5 P. M. February 13, 1968. When the motor stalled, plaintiff coasted to a stop with the right wheels resting on the berm. He got out of the truck and walked to the front of it, conversed with a passing driver about sending assistance, waved another motorist on, and opened the hood of his vehicle. A cloud of steam erupted, obscuring his vision to the rear.…