Bradley v. Stevens

Elizabeth E. Bradley sought damages for personal injuries sustained in a service station operated by defendant Gerald J. Stevens, doing business as Stevens Auto Service. Her husband, Henry J. Bradley, sought damages for the loss which he suffered because of his wife’s injuries and for his expenses in connection therewith. These separate causes of action were consolidated and tried before the court without a jury.

On August 21, 1946, Mrs. Bradley, while on her way to visit her husband, who was then in a hospital, stopped at Stevens’ place of business to procure gasoline for her automobile. She…