Aragona v. Parrella

This action of tort is here on the plaintiffs’ exception to the direction by the judge of a verdict for the defendant after the opening statement of counsel for the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are husband and wife. The action arises out of personal injuries sustained by the wife in a fall on the defendant’s premises on September 29, 1942. There were counts for negligence and gross negligence of the defendant in the wife’s action and for consequential damages in the husband’s. Since the rights of the husband depend on those of the wife, we shall hereinafter refer to her as the plaintiff.

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