McAuliffe v. Metcalfe

This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while sitting in a stationary automobile which was struck by another motor vehicle operated by the defendant. The trial judge found that the plaintiff was in the exercise of due care and that the defendant was negligent, and made a general finding in favor of the plaintiff.

The plaintiff testified that when the accident occurred she was thrown somewhat violently forward and then backward; that she had been feeling very well for two years prior to the accident; that seven…