Boston v. Boston & Maine Super Service Inc.

The evidence how the accident happened is in many respects in conflict and confusing. Montville’s negligence, however, is conceded. The Ford car which was ahead of him and which he ran into was in the process of making a left hand turn to cross the highway and enter a private driveway. There was evidence that in the process it stopped to permit a truck coming from the opposite direction to pass by before it crossed the lane in which the truck was proceeding. In any event it was moving slowly when struck.

Montville’s passenger did not observe the Ford car until they were close upon it when it…