Morrison v. Quincy Market Cold Storage & Warehouse Co.

These are four actions of tort, two by owners for damage to their automobiles and two by occupants of one of the automobiles for personal injuries, which occurred by reason “of a hole and depression and defective condition” in Atlantic Avenue, Boston, existing because of the defendant’s negligence. The jury returned verdicts for the defendant, and the plaintiffs allege exceptions to the charge.

There was evidence as follows: On August 14, 1945, about 1:15 a.m. George A. Morrison1 was driving an automobile owned by him on Atlantic Avenue, a public way. The female plaintiffs were riding with…