Legal Opinion
Picarello v. Rodakis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 7, 1937PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
These are two actions of tort. The first is brought to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while riding, as a guest, in an automobile operated by her sister, the defendant. The second action is for consequential damages. The cases were tried together to a jury. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved in each case for a directed verdict. The motions were denied and the defendant excepted. The only question is whether there was evidence of gross negligence warranting "the verdicts which were returned for the plaintiffs. The plaintiff in the first…
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