Brickell v. Boston & Maine Transportation Co.

Defendant’s motions for a nonsuit and a directed verdict were properly denied. The case was sent to the jury upon the claims of the plaintiff that three statutes had been violated by the defendant: 1, the parking statute; 2, the statute relating to the use of flares when a truck is parked on the highway; 3, the statute requiring trucks to be equipped with reflectors.

It is sufficient to say at this point that the evidence justified a finding that the statute regarding the use of flares was not complied with. The statute reads as follows: “Every truck, bus, or tractor when operated outside the…