Severiano v. Diwinsky
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
1Opinion of the CourtFlynn, C. J.
This is an action of the case for negligence to recover for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff in an automobile accident. In the superior court a jury re* turned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff iii the amount of $750. The defendant’s motion for a new trial, based on the usual grounds and also on the claim of excessive damages, was duly filed and heard and was granted by the trial justice, to which ruling the plaintiff excepted. The case is before us on the plaintiff’s single exception to the ruling of the trial justice, granting unconditionally the defendant’s motion for a new…
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