Major Newspaper Agency, Inc. v. Bonner

The only question here presented is whether the word “ automobiles ” in a reservation of a driveway “ for pleasure and/or business automobiles” includes trucks.

Defining the word “ automobile ” as an adjective, Webster’s New International Dictionary (2d ed., 1954) gives the definition, “Containing means of propulsion within itself; self-propelling ”. As a noun, ‘ ‘ An automobile vehicle or mechanism; esp., a self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on a street or roadway ”. This definition cites the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, “‘Automobile’, any motor vehicle except a…