Cormier v. Lavigne

This is an action of tort to recover for damage caused to the plaintiff’s automobile. At the trial it was agreed that on December 1, 1954 about 9:30 A.M., a clear, dry day, the plaintiff left his automobile double-parked, and that while it was so parked it was struck by a trailer-truck operated by the defendant Márchese, then acting as the agent of the defendant Lavigne, its owner.

The plaintiff’s automobile was parked on Overland Street, a street off Brookline Avenue. The accident occurred when the defendant Márchese, making a right turn from Brookline Avenue into Overland *109Street, attempted…