Simmons v. State

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This is a Superior Court negligence action arising out of a May 1, 1966 automobile collision that occurred in Providence when a vehicle operated by Jesse D. King (King), a Massachusetts resident, while traveling on Interstate Route 1-195, crossed the median divider and struck an automobile in which the plaintiff, Debra Simmons (Debra), was a passenger. The collision occurred near the South Main Street exit ramp. A medical report in the record indicates that Debra was about nine years old at the time of the collision.

This litigation was commenced more than nine years…