Lech v. Escobar

These are two actions of tort, one by the *712female plaintiff for personal injuries, and another by her husband for medical expenses. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiffs. The defendant’s exceptions concern the denial of his motions for directed verdicts.

The only question is whether there was evidence of the defendant’s negligence. The female plaintiff (hereinafter called the plaintiff) was riding on the front seat in an automobile operated by her sister, Sophie Guzwa, which on March 8, 1941, about 2 p.m. stopped on Pleasant Street at the corner of Mill Street, New Bedford, in the rear…