Martin v. the Rhode Island Company
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass On the Case. Certified to the Supreme Court, under Gen. Laws, cap. 298, § 5.
1Opinion of the CourtParkhurst, J.
This case comes before the court for hearing upon questions of law of- such doubt and importance and so affecting the merits of the case that, in the opinion of the Superior Court, they should be determined by the Supreme Court before further proceedings, and are certified in accordance with the provisions of chapter 298, section 5, of the General Laws of Rhode Island, 1909.
The action is trespass on the case, brought by Joseph' Martin against The Rhode Island Company, for damages resulting from being ejected from the defendant’s cars. The declaration is in four counts.
The first count sets out…
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