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HOULE v. CARR-CONSOLIDATED BISCUIT COMPANY

Ex. Nos. 9559, 9560.

125 A.2d 143 (1956)

Agnes HOULE v. CARR-CONSOLIDATED BISCUIT COMPANY. Elaine HOULE, p.a. v. CARR-CONSOLIDATED BISCUIT COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

August 24, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. McCaughey, Pawtucket, for plaintiffs.

Swan, Keeney & Smith, John B. Dillon, Providence, for defendant.

ANDREWS, Justice.

These are companion actions of trespass on the case for negligence. The second case is that of a minor child, Elaine Houle, for personal injuries resulting from being burned by a rubbish fire on the defendant's premises, and the first case is that of her mother, Agnes Houle, for consequential damages. The cases were tried together to a jury and resulted in a verdict for the mother in the sum of $5,000 and for the child in the sum of $25,000. The...

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