Gratton v. Harwood

' Rathbun, J.

We have before us two actions of trespass on the case for negligence. Each plaintiff sues to recover for damages which they respectively received as the result of an automobile accident which occurred in Massachusetts while the plaintiffs were riding as guests of the common defendant. In each case the defendant pleaded (1) the general issue; (2) that the defendant was not guilty of gross negligence according to the Massachusetts doctrine applying in passenger and guest cases and (3) that the law of Massachusetts, which created the cause of action, limited its life to one year-.…