Becker v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.

This is an action of tort to recover compensa- . tian for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on March 22, 1929, alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. The writ is dated December 9, 1929. The answer is a general denial and contributory negligence.

The defendant moved for a directed verdict on the general *437ground that upon the evidence the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, and on the specific grounds that the evidence did not warrant a finding that the negligence of the defendant was the sole or a contributing cause of the accident or that the plaintiff was free…