Richards v. Richards

The law of Massachusetts governs the rights of the parties. Cole v. Morse, 85 N. H. 214; Lee v. Chamberlin, 84 N. H. 182. And it is conceded that there can be no recovery under the law of that jurisdiction unless the defendant was grossly negligent.

The plaintiffs’ evidence tended to prove the following facts.

The defendant was driving the plaintiffs from Exeter in this state to Haverhill, Massachusetts, at the request of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Richards, plaintiff in the first named action. His car was a Ford sedan. Mrs. Richards was sitting on the front seat at his right, and Mrs. Cleveland…