Courtenay v. Gagne

Exceptions to acceptance of report of referees. The plaintiff, a young woman, was awarded $5,312.45 as damages for personal injury as result of an automobile accident. The plaintiff was a passenger in a public bus. When a stop was made to take on another passenger, the bus was struck from the rear with great force by an oil truck operated by a servant of the defendants. Action brought in the Superior Court was referred by agreement of the parties and with the approval of court. The right of exceptions as to questions of law was reserved in accordance with the rule of Court XLII. While the…