Legal Opinion
Wilborg v. Denzell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 13, 1971PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This is an action to recover for injuries and consequential damages sustained as a result of an automobile accident. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiffs. We summarize the evidence most favorable to the plaintiffs.
The accident occurred on December 18, 1964, on Mellen Hill on Route 7 in Stockbridge about 200 feet south of the crest of the hill. At the locus of the accident, Route 7 is a blacktopped, two-lane, straight road. Marvin Denzell, Jr. (defendant) was the operator of a Volvo P-18 sports car which ran out of gasoline and came to a halt about 165 feet south of the crest of the…
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