Fournier v. Zinn

This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries and property damages suffered by the plaintiff as a result of a collision of an automobile, owned and operated by the defendant, and an automobile owned and operated by the plaintiff. The jury viewed the scene of the accident. There was evidence of the defendant’s negligence. He moved for a directed verdict. In the Superior Court there was a verdict for the plaintiff.

A physician called by the plaintiff was allowed, subject to the defendant’s exception, to state his opinion of the probable duration of the plaintiff’s life. He said…