MacKeen v. Kasinskas

On February 22, 1950, the plaintiffs suffered personal injuries as a result of a collision of an automobile in which they were riding in Medford with an automobile operated by the defendant. The plaintiffs did not commence this action to recover for such injuries until August 10, 1951, which was after the expiration of the year allowed by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 260, § 4, 1 as amended. In her answer the defendant sets up this statute as a bar to this action.

The action comes here upon the defendant’s exception to the denial of her motion for directed verdicts.

The sole question presented to us is…