RAYMOND v. JENARD

No. 77-173-Appeal.

390 A.2d 358 (1978)

Edward RAYMOND et al. v. Jay Arthur JENARD et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

August 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gunning, LaFazia, & Gnys, Inc., Guy J. Wells, Providence, for plaintiffs.

Hanson, Curran & Parks, A. Lauriston Parks, Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

JOSLIN, Justice.

The sole question raised by the plaintiffs' appeal is whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury that the case was controlled by the contributory negligence rule rather than by the comparative negligence rule.

A brief recital of the facts should be helpful in providing a context within which to consider the legal issue. On June 3, 1971, plaintiff, Stephen Raymond, a minor, was injured when a firecracker given him...

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