· 12/15/1804
Cochran v. Cummins
Citations
- 4 Yeates 136
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \Whether the defendant's automobile was operated . . . is not to be determined by the distance the vehicle moved\
- movement of car for several feet by mere shifting of gear and without engagement of the engine by the driver amounted to operation; the statute “was passed for the protection of travellers upon highways”
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