Andrews v. Penna Charcoal Co.

These are actions for negligence brought by a husband and wife for injuries claimed to have been received by Mrs. Andrews in a collision between an automobile driven by her and a truck belonging to the defendants, William J. Erba and Zaveris Erba, doing business as the Penna Charcoal Co.

The cases were tried together before a justice of the superior court sitting with a jury and resulted in verdicts of $1,120 for Mrs. Andrews and $500 for Mr. Andrews. The defendants moved for a new trial in each case upon the usual grounds and, further, that the damages in each case were excessive. At the…