Stafford v. Commonwealth Co.

This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s agent by reason of the negligent operation of an automobile. The case is before us on two appeals, one from a final order of the Appellate Division of the Municipal Court of the City of Boston vacating the finding of the trial judge and ordering a new trial; the other from a final order of the Appellate Division denying a petition by the defendant to establish a report of the retrial before another judge, and discharging the report.

The proceedings in the Municipal Court, shortly stated,…