Meighan v. Elliott

This action of tort for personal injuries arises out of an automobile accident. The defendant admits operation and ownership of his .car. The only paragraph of the defendant’s answer material to this opinion is the one containing a general denial.

On direct examination, the plaintiff testified that she was the operator of a motor vehicle on West Neptune Street, in Lynn, Massachusetts, on January 30, 1961, at about 2:30 p.m.; that she came to a stop for about 5-10 seconds when she was struck in the rear; and that the road was clear.

On cross examination she testified that she had not seen the…