Reynolds v. Sullivan

This is an action of tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries al leged to have been caused by gross negligence of the defendant in the operation of an automobile in which the plaintiff was riding as a guest. The accident happened on Ripley Street in Worcester on April 5, 1947, at about 9:15 p.m. The answer of the defendant contains a general denial and allegations of contributory negligence of the plaintiff and, by amendment, of assumption of risk by the plaintiff.

There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The action comes here upon an exception of the defendant…