Jean v. Nester

These are two actions of tort. One is brought by Rita Jean (hereinafter called the plaintiff) for personal injuries sustained by her when struck by an automobile driven by the defendant as she was crossing South Main Street, Fall River. She was seven years, two or three months old at the time of the accident. The other action is by her father to recover for expenses.

There was evidence that South Main Street runs north and south and is forty feet wide from curb to curb; that from the curb on the east side to the nearest car rail is about twelve feet eight inches; that there are “two sets of…