Gerstel v. Linehan

The most direct wa.y to address the problem presented by the report before us is to set the report forth verbatim:

“This is an action of tort for personal injuries brought by the Plaintiff, Jacalyn Gerstel, (PLAINTIFF) against two Defendants, Denise Linehan (LINEHAN) and Willis Mathis (MATHIS), for injuries sustained by her in a collision of two motor vehicles in Boston on May 7, 1987.- The Complaint sounds in two counts alleging in each respectively, that each Defendant was negligent and each’s negligence was the proximate cause of the Plaintiffs damages and injuries.

• "On May 25, 1988, the…