Byron v. Great American Indemnity Co.

This bill is brought to enforce liability under a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance. After trial in the Superior Court on bill, answer and proof, a final decree was entered ordering the respondent company to pay complainant $5,000 with interest and costs. The company appealed from this decree on the grounds that it is contrary to the law and the evidence.

The facts are undisputed. Complainant is a resident of the city of Pawtucket and the second respondent, James Brown, is a resident of Attleboro, Massachusetts. On January 10, 1930, complainant was seriously injured in Attleboro by…