Donahue v. Kelley

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries received when she was struck by an automobile operated by the defendant. The case was tried before a jury in the Superior Court on the report of an auditor and testimony of the plaintiff. In response to a question put by the judge, the jury stated that it found the relationship of “host and guest” between the defendant *512and the plaintiff did not exist at the time the plaintiff was injured. The judge reserved leave under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, § 120, and later allowed a motion of the defendant for the entry of a verdict for the…