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Adams v. SwiftAdams v. Swift

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Feb 28, 1899
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Barker
Barker, J.

The evidence justified a finding that the excursion was ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍a joint undertaking, of which Caroline F. Swift, the mother of the young woman who was driving when ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍the accident happened, was an equal promoter and manager, and not a mere guest; and thatfunder her control and ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍direction her daughter, so inexperienced a whip that it might be negligence to allow her to drive upon ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍such an occasion, was driving, and driving carelessly. Therefore the case was for the jury.

The evidence of admissions ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍was for the jury, and the rulings were right.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Adams v. Swift
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Feb 28, 1899
Citations: 52 N.E. 1068; 172 Mass. 521; 1899 Mass. LEXIS 838
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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