Smith v. Ariens Co.

This is an action to recover for personal injuries sustained when the plaintiff was driving a snowmobile allegedly manufactured by the defendant and owned by one Franklin Neville. The judge did not err when he allowed the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. The plaintiff has not sufficiently detailed the chain of purchase or acquisition so as to identify the defendant as the manufacturer of the snowmobile. Shachoy v. Chevrolet Motor Co. 280 Mass. 442, 444-445 (1932). Murphy v. Campbell Soup Co. 62 F. 2d 564, 565 (1st Cir. 1933). See Jacobs v. Hertz Corp. 358 Mass. 541, 544 (1970). See…