Legal Opinion

Richards v. Gandolfo

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided December 29, 1941No. 2980Published

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, J. (Jones, P. J., and Henchey, J.)

This is an action of tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for personal injuries received in a motor vehicle accident, resulting from the negligence of the defendant. The court found for the .plaintiff.

It was conceded that there was evidence sufficient to warrant a finding that the defendant was negligent, but it was strongly urged that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law and the motor vehicle driven by the plaintiff was not properly registered.

Upon the first of these issues the defendant presented several…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Burns v. WinchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  2. Jacobs v. MonizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  3. Stone v. MullenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  4. MacInnis v. MorrisseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
  5. Birch v. StroutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939

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