SNEDDON v. COSTA

No. 75-268-Appeal.

369 A.2d 643 (1977)

Thomas M. SNEDDON et al. v. Francis COSTA et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Quinn, Cuzzone & Geremia, John F. Cuzzone, Jr., Providence, for plaintiffs.

Keenan, Rice, Dolan, Reardon & Kiernan, John W. Kershaw, Providence, for Francis Costa and Gary E. Costa.

Hanson, Curran, Bowen & Parks, Kenneth R. Neal, Providence, for Richard E. Thayer.


OPINION

PAOLINO, Justice.

This case is before us on the plaintiffs' appeal from the denial of their motion for a new trial following a jury verdict for the defendants. The sole issue before us is the correctness of the ruling made by the trial justice.

The pertinent facts in this case are as follows. At trial, it was stipulated that on November 24, 1970, defendant Mary E. Costa operated a 1968 gold Ford Country Squire station wagon. At about 9 p...

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