McAllister v. Maltais

Since the accident occurred in Massachusetts, the rights of the parties are to be determined by the law of that Commonwealth. Roy v. Roy, 101 N. H. 88; Conant v. Collins, 90 N. H. 434; Lee v. Chamberlin, 84 N. H. 182. Consequently the verdicts for Cora and her husband, Lawrence McAllister, can be sustained only if the evidence warranted a finding of gross negligence on the part of the defendant as delineated in the opinions of the Massachusetts court. Massaletti v. Fitzroy, 228 Mass. 487; Altman v. Aronson, 231 Mass. 588; Lynch v. Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co., 294 Mass. 170. See…