SILVA v. SILVA

No. 79-433-Appeal.

446 A.2d 1013 (1982)

Maria SILVA v. Manuel SILVA et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Burke, William P. Butler, Pawtucket, for plaintiff.

Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., Richard T. Linn, Netti C. Vogel, Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is a civil action for negligence brought by the plaintiff, Maria Silva (Maria), to recover damages for injuries sustained when an automobile operated by the defendant, Paulo daSilva (Paulo), and in which Maria was a passenger, collided with another motor vehicle. At the time of the collision, Paulo, Maria's son, was seventeen years old and resided with his mother in the family home. The trial justice entered summary...

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