McLaughlin v. Blake

This case was heard below on the pleadings. The plaintiff, Raymond W. McLaughlin of Lunenburg, Vermont, brought an action of tort against the defendant, Elwin N. Blake of Lyndon, Vermont for negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle. The complaint alleges that due to the defendant’s negligence the plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident occurring on December 18, 1952 at a point in southern Quebec, Canada. The defendant pleaded in substance that the accident took place more than a year prior to the bringing of the plaintiff’s writ and that by Article 2262 (set out) of the Civil…