Quinn v. Poole

This action of trespass on the case for negligence arose out of a collision between two motor vehicles. The case was tried in the superior court before a justice thereof sitting with a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant’s motion for a new trial was heard and denied.. The case is before us on his exceptions to the denial of that motion, to the trial justice’s refusal to direct a verdict, and to the charge. His other exceptions were waived.

The evidence shows that the collision occurred on January 1, 1953, at about 5 a.m. at the intersection of Mathewson and Fountain…