Askowith v. Massell

This is an action to recover for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff while he was in an automobile owned and operated by the defendant. The declaration is in three counts. The third count was waived and the case was submitted to the jury on the first and second counts alleging ordinary negligence and gross negligence of the defendant in the operation of an automobile in which the plaintiff was invited by the defendant to ride. The plaintiff, the defendant and three other persons, all residents in this Commonwealth, were in the automobile at the time of the accident, which was driven…