Ferraro v. Earle

On August 4, 1929, the defendant Earle was driving a combination fire truck north on Wales Street in the city of Rutland; at the same time the defendant Wood was driving a Buick automobile east on West Street. The two vehicles came into collision at the intersection of these two streets, and the plaintiff, who was a guest passenger in the Wood car, was injured. When the trial began there was a third defendant (the captain of the fire department, who was riding on the truck), but as to him the plaintiff entered a voluntary discontinuance. There was a verdict in favor of defendant Wood; and a…