Paris v. Howard D. Johnson Co.

A jury, on the basis of an auditor’s report and other evidence, returned a verdict for the plaintiff in this action of tort. The defendant excepted to certain rulings of the judge, but the only one that need concern us is the denial of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.

Findings of the auditor include the following. On April 26, 1956, at about 7:15 p.m. the plaintiff and her escort, after parking their automobile on Harvard Street, Brookline, proceeded to the defendant’s restaurant which is located on the corner of Harvard and Beacon streets. It was their intention to have dinner…