Legal Opinion

Foreman v. Chapman

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided October 27, 1937Published

1Opinion of the CourtPettingell, J.

Tort for personal injuries received by the plaintiff when the automobile in which he was a passenger collided with a tree. The declaration is in two counts, one alleging gross negligence by the defendant in the operation of the automobile, and the other alleging a violation by the defendant, as such operator, of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) C. 89.

The evidence in the case was conflicting, both as to the identity of the operator and the manner of operation. If the evidence offered by the plaintiff was believed, a finding of fact was warranted that the defendant was the operator of the car and that his…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  2. Castano v. LeoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
  3. Reid v. DohertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
  4. Ashapa v. ReedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
  5. Mahoney v. NorcrossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933

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