Ferguson v. Worth

On September 21, 1946, the plaintiff was struck by an automobile owned and operated by the defendant. To recover, for personal injuries arising out of the accident she brings this action of tort. The jury found for the plaintiff, and the defendant’s exception to the denial of his motion for a directed verdict brings the case here.

A summary of the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff is as follows: About noontime on the day of the accident the plaintiff, who had been shopping in Brookline, was returning to her home in Jamaica Plain. To do so it was necessary to cross the Jamaicaway which…