The sudden emergency doctrine is the crux of this automobile-accident case. The plaintiff Vincent E. Pazienza claims the trial justice erred in her instructions to the jury on this subject. Because Pazienza's vehicle had invaded the opposing stream of traffic just moments before the ultimate lane-crossing incident that caused his injuries, Pazienza contends that the other car-driver, defendant Chester W. Ham, Jr. (Ham), should have
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