Shapiro v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

This is an action of tort to recover for personal injury and property damage resulting from a collision of the defendant’s truck with a parked motor vehicle owned by the plaintiff. At issue were the questions of negligence and contributory negligence.

The circumstances of the accident are uncomplicated. The operator of the defendant’s *204truck struck the left front door of the plaintiff’s motor vehicle which war parked at the curb in front of 222 Columbus Avenue, Boston.

There was evidence that the defendant’s driver knew exactly where the plaintiff’s motor vehicle was parked, and knew the…