Legal Opinion

Morgan v. DiBIASE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 11, 1979No. 76-232-AppealPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.

This civil action for negligence arises out of a collision between a motor vehicle owned and operated by the plaintiff, John Morgan, in which his wife, Cheryl, also a plaintiff, was a passenger, and one driven by the defendant, Paul DiBiase. DiBiase filed a counterclaim alleging that John Morgan was negligent. The case was tried in the Superior Court where a jury returned verdicts of $14,500 and $6,695, respectively, for John and Cheryl Morgan and $3,225 for DiBiase on his counterclaim. In response to interrogatories, the jury also found that each operator was equally responsible for the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Barbato v. EpsteinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1964
  2. State v. ContrerasSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
  3. Evans v. LiguoriSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
  4. Morinville v. MorinvilleSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
  5. Labree v. MajorSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Quick v. CraneIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Kelaghan v. RobertsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  3. Lariviere v. Dayton Safety Ladder Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  4. Mazzaroppi v. ToccoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  5. Hudson v. NapolitanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990

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