Noel v. Lapointe

At about three o’clock on the afternoon of the accident the defendant invited the plaintiffs to ride with him. His car was a Ford runabout with rumble seat. All had attended a dinner at Nashua given by a club of which they were members. The defendant had brought liquor to the dinner and had drunk some of it. He stated that he was perfectly sober, however, and others testified to the same effect. Although there was liquor in the car, Noel, Chamberland, McCutcheon and the defendant all testified that no liquor was consumed during the ride.

The accident occurred when the defendant, driving south…