Adams v. Doucet

In this action by a “ guest ” rider in an automobile against the owner and operator of it, to recover for bodily injury resulting on September 21, 1940, from his *2gross negligence, the judge found that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor at the time of the injury and that the injury was due to his gross negligence. Consequently the judge found for the plaintiff. The case was reported to the Appellate Division in substance on the question whether the evidence warranted a finding for the plaintiff. The Appellate Division dismissed the report, and the defendant appealed…