Tringa v. Murphy

This is a civil action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident on a public highway in Massachusetts. The case was tried to a Superior Court justice and a jury which returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $25,000. It is before us on defendant’s appeal from the judgment accordingly entered. In connection with his appeal defendant assigns as error the denial of his motion for a directed verdict, the trial justice’s refusal to charge as requested, and to the charge as given on concurring negligence.

The evidence establishes that plaintiff and…