Associates Discount Corp. v. Reeves

This is an action of tort. The declaration alleges ownership of an automobile and, that while the same was being lawfully operated on a public highway in the City of Boston, by one Jason the registered owner, it was in collision with an automobile operated by the defendant and was damaged, due to the defendant’s negligence. The answer consists of a general denial and a plea that the alleged damage was caused in whole or in part by the plaintiff’s negligence.

The evidence discloses that on September 19, 1939 the automobile, for damage to which the plaintiff seeks recovery, was being operated by…