DEVINE v. UNITED ELECTRIC RAILWAYS COMPANY

Ex. No. 9702.

128 A.2d 334 (1957)

Charles A. DEVINE v. UNITED ELECTRIC RAILWAYS COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 16, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morrissey & Conley, Joseph L. Breen, Providence, for plaintiff.

Frank J. McGee, Providence, for defendant.


ROBERTS, Justice.

This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence to recover damages for an injury sustained from a fall by the plaintiff while a passenger on a bus owned and operated by the defendant. The case was tried before a justice of the superior court sitting with a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $20,000. The defendant moved for a new trial principally on the ground that the verdict was excessive, and the trial justice...

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