Turcotte v. Feathers

The plaintiff sues in an action of tort to recover personal and property damage alleged to have been sustained in an automobile accident.

The answer was a general denial with a special plea of contributory negligence.

The plaintiff was parked on Main Street in the City of Holyoke with cars also parked to the front and rear of his car; the plaintiff opened the left door for the purpose of alighting. When this door was from one to one and one-half feet from the body of the automobile, the defendant’s car in passing struck it. There was evidence that the plaintiff looked in his mirror before…