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LEPORE v. RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY

No. 85-17-Appeal.

524 A.2d 574 (1987)

Albert LEPORE v. RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil P. Philbin, Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum, Cranston, for plaintiff.

David F. Sweeney, Breslin & Sweeney, Warwick, Jorge C. Albala, Barrington, for defendant.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), from a denial of its motion to exclude prejudgment interest from a judgment entered against it in the Superior Court.

The plaintiff, Albert Lepore, fell down and was injured while a passenger on a bus which was owned and operated by RIPTA. The plaintiff sued RIPTA for personal injuries he received during the incident. A jury awarded damages...

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