Gemma v. Rotondo

This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence which was tried in the superior court and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. It is here on the defendant’s exception to the ruling of the trial justice denying his motion for a directed verdict.

The plaintiff was injured while riding in a motor truck belonging to the defendant and operated by Albert Scunzio. Scunzio was operating the truck with the consent of the defendant at the time of the accident and had permitted the plaintiff, at the request of her husband, Nicholas Gemma, to ride therein without the knowledge of the…