Jones v. Melvin

The plaintiff and her husband were invited by the defendant to take a ride in his automobile which he operated while the plaintiff and her husband rode in the rumble seat. It was proceeding westerly on Beacon Street, Brookline, about half past nine in the evening when a police officer signalled the defendant to slow down, jumped upon the running board and told the defendant to "Chase that car,” indicating an automobile which had come out from an intersecting street at the right, crossed the car tracks in the center of the street, then turned to its left and was proceeding easterly down Beacon…