Legal Opinion

Gonyer v. Russell

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided March 19, 1958No. Civ. A. 2031PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAY, District Judge.

The plaintiff in her capacity as ad-ministratrix of the estate of her late husband, Edward Gonyer, has brought this action under the provisions of Chapter 477 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, Revision of 1938, to recover damages for his death which she alleges was caused by the negligence of the defendants. The action was tried to the Court.

The accident resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate occurred on the Post Road, a public highway in the Town of North Kingstown in the State of Rhode Island at about 5 o’clock p. m. on June 25, 1955. The weather was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McCabe v. Narragansett Electric Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1904
  2. Simpson v. GautreauSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1939

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Donna Reilly, Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  2. Hinzman v. PalmanteerWashington Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Pray v. Narragansett Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  4. Frances L. Power, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Marilyn K. Power v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  5. Reilly v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1987

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