Hebblethwaite v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.

These two actions were tried and argued together. The first is by a married woman to recover for injuries received by her through the defendant’s negligence while a passenger in one of the defendant’s cars. The other is by the husband to recover the amount paid for medical services and other expenses and for loss of consortium. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in each case. The cases are here on exceptions by the defendant to the refusal of the judge to rule that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover, and that there was no evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant.

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