Gaudette v. McLaughlin

The decedent was the plaintiff’s minor son who was eight years and eight months old at the time of his death. The defendant was the holder of a contract with the school board of Groveton under which he transported children between their homes and the school for “so much to do the job.”

On September 26, 1933, the defendant, in the performance of his contract, picked up the decedent and about twelve other children at the schoolhouse at the end of the day’s session for the purpose of delivering them at or near their homes. His first stop on that trip was on the right hand or easterly side of the…