FERRO v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 89-395 Appeal.

588 A.2d 1047 (1991)

Rose FERRO v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., and Picard Porshe-Audi, Inc.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Carlin, Stephen Famiglietti, Famiglietti & Carlin, Ltd., Providence, for plaintiff.

Robert J. Quigley, Jr., Higgins, Cavanagh and Cooney, Steve H. Orabone, Quinn, Cuzzone & Geremia, Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

This case comes before the Supreme Court on appeal by the plaintiff seeking review of a Superior Court order granting the defendants' motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth herein we reverse.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. The plaintiff, Rose Ferro, alleges that she was injured when her 1978 Audi 5000S struck a tree at the intersection of Lubec Street and Smithfield Road. Specifically...

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