Dorian v. Benj. E. Boone, Inc.

The respondents, Dorian, recovered in this action against the appellants for personal injuries suffered by the respondent Emma Dorian.

The accident giving rise to the injury occurred on one of the public streets of the city of Everett. The appellants are dealers in automobiles. At the time of the accident, an employee of the appellants was servicing a new automobile. The employee had taken the automobile onto the street for the purpose of testing the efficiency of its brakes. The method of operation was to speed up the automobile, throw out the clutch, and then apply the brakes. In one of…