Legal Opinion
Desroches v. Holland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 10, 1934PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while riding as a guest in a motor vehicle owned by the defendant and driven by his agent. The main question presented is whether there was evidence to support a finding of gross negligence on the part of the driver.
The accident occurred on a pleasant April afternoon in the city of New Bedford on Rockdale Avenue, dry, level, and straight for a considerable distance. The defendant’s motor vehicle was proceeding southerly on its right side of Rockdale Avenue and approaching…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Altman v. AronsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Cook v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Burke v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Meeney v. DoyleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Marcienowski v. SandersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Montellier v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- Adamian v. MesserlianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- O'Toole v. MagoonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Dean v. BolducMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Gaines v. RatnowskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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