Levanthal v. Duggan

¡Sullivan, J.

Action of tort to recover for damage to an automobile. The answer is a general denial and contributory negligence.

The plaintiff had parked his car against the curb on the right hand side of Beacon Street, Boston, a one way street in the direction in which the plaintiff was facing. At that point Beacon Street is about twenty-five feet wide with room for three lanes of traffic. The defendant, who was driving in the direction in which the plaintiff was facing, passed so dose to the plaintiff’s car that the defendant’s car struck the door of the plaintiff’s car while the plaintiff…