288 Mass. 552 | Mass. | 1934
The plaintiff seeks by this action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries and property damage sustained by him in December, 1933, while travel-ling in his automobile on a public way in this Common
It is provided by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 90, § 2, that the application for registration shall contain in addition to other information “a statement of the name, place of residence and address of the applicant.” The purpose of this requirement is to identify the owner. A descriptive statement by which he can readily be found in the community must be given. Variations from the literal terms of the statute not affecting in material particulars this purpose do not invalidate the registration or render the motor vehicle an outlaw on the highway. Koley v. Williams, 265 Mass. 601. Fine v. Kahn, 270 Mass. 557. The case at bar is close. While the answers on the application for registration were not strictly accurate or completely responsive to the questions, they did not affect the main purpose of the registration or interfere with an easy identification of the applicant. Nash v. Lang, 268 Mass. 407. Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55. Brewer v. Hayes, 285 Mass. 144. See Jenkins v. North Shore Dye House, Inc. 277 Mass. 440, 444. Compare Avila v. DuPont, 278 Mass. 83, 87; Hanson v. Culton, 269 Mass. 471. The case is quite distinguishable from DiCecca v. Bucci, 278 Mass. 15, where the address was wholly wrong as to the municipality.
Order dismissing report affirmed.
The following is a part of the official record of a meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council held Wednesday, December 12, 1934.
“Honorable William Cushing Wait, Associate Justice, Supreme Judicial Court, having under date of December 10, 1934, expressed in writing his willingness to be retired from the position as Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in accordance with the provisions of Article LVIII of the Articles of Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution and subject to the provisions of General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, Chapter 32, section 63, it is hereby
“Ordered that said William Cushing Wait be, and hereby is, retired from the position as Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in accordance with the provisions of Article LVIII of the Articles of Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution and subject to the provisions of General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, Chapter 32, section 63; said retirement to be effective as of December 12, 1934.
“The Secretary was further directed to extend to him the appreciation of the Governor and Council for the honorable service rendered the Commonwealth by him over a long period of years, also their best wishes for his future health and happiness.”