McCARTHY v. JOHNSON

No. 88-607-Appeal.

574 A.2d 1229 (1990)

Michelle McCARTHY v. Joel JOHNSON et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Managhan, Joseph T. Houlihan, Corcoran, Peckham & Hayes, Newport, for plaintiff.

Thomas R. Bender, A. Lauriston Parks, Hanson, Curran, Parks & Whitman, Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This case is before the Supreme Court on appeal by the plaintiff, Michelle McCarthy (McCarthy), from entry of judgment in the Superior Court. We affirm.

On August 2, 1983, McCarthy was injured while riding on a flat bed truck in the city of Newport, Rhode Island. She was knocked off the back of the truck by overhanging tree branches. McCarthy suffered head injuries as a result of this accident.

On March 22, 1985, approximately...

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