Pelletier v. Morris
Pelletier v. Morris
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff in this case is the duly qualified administratrix of William Pelletier, her son, who was killed in an automobile accident on April 30, 1932. The action is brought under the provision of It. S. 1930, Chap. 101, Secs. 9-10. The deceased was a passenger in a car operated by one Albert Neveux which was being driven in a northerly direction on the Limerick Road so called. The defendants’ car was proceeding on the same road in a southerly direction. It was being driven by the defendant Mary Morris, the wife of Chester A. Morris who is joined as defendant and is himself charged with directing and controlling the operation of the car. After a verdict for the defendants the plaintiff has filed a motion for a new trial.
•The accident took place at a curve. The contention of the plaintiff is that, as the car in which the deceased was riding rounded this curve, the defendants were driving on the wrong side of the road, and that Neveux was forced to swerve to the left to avoid the
We have no doubt that the issue in this case was for the jury and that it was their province to determine from all the testimony the vital question as to the defendants’ negligence. In accordance with the well established rule announced by this Court on many occasions their decision is final. Motion overruled.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Eudasie Pelletier, Admx. of Estate of William Pelletier v. Chester A. Morris
- Status
- Published