Cavey v. Bethlehem

Opinion by

Me. Justice Baenes,

These actions were brought by pedestrians to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when struck at a street intersection by a motorcycle driven by a police officer of the defendant city, who admittedly was acting within the scope of his duties at the time. Separate actions of trespass were instituted by the plaintiffs, and the two cases were tried together in the court below as the injuries were received in the same accident.

This is the second time these cases have been before this court. At the first trial in the court below the defendant moved for…