Landes v. Faella

This is a civil action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Broad and Public Streets in the city of Providence.

The case was tried to a superior court justice and a jury which returned a verdict of $700 for plaintiff. Thereafter, defendant seasonably moved for a new trial alleging the usual grounds, and additionally, improper conduct between plaintiff’s attorney 1 and the jury foreman. In connection with this latter ground, defendant filed an affidavit wherein he stated, “* * * between the beginning and the ending of the trial…