16 May Scott v. Brown

             These actions, ordered to be tried together, concern liability for damages arising out of the collision in 2003 between a sled, ridden by two young girls, and a pick-up truck driven by the defendant.  The defendant, who was 69 years old at the time of the accident and whose health was not good, was deposed in 2005 prior to the trial and is now deceased.  The girls were nine and ten years old at the time of the accident and suffered various injuries.  Both testified at trial.  The girls’ mothers were joined as third parties but the action was discontinued against them prior to trial....