Peloso v. Rhode Island Sand & Gravel Co.

This is a civil action for damages for personal injuries by the plaintiff, George Peloso, against the defendant, Rhode Island Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. A separate trial of defendant’s defense of the statute of limitations was held to a Superior Court justice sitting with a jury. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was granted by the trial justice. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment thereafter entered.

The record discloses that plaintiff’s employer, Peloso, Inc., had contracted with the purchaser of a surplus. Navy crane to load and…