McFarlane v. McCourt

These are actions of tort arising out of a collision between two motor vehicles. The declaration in each case alleges that the defendant negligently controlled or operated a motor vehicle and that the said negligence was responsible for the accident. The defendant’s answer was the same in each case, consisting of a general denial and a denial of agency, and pleas of contributory negligence and the statute of limitations. It was agreed by the plaintiffs and the defendant, through counsel, that the automobile which is alleged to have caused the damages complained *86of, was properly registered in…