Young v. Cantz

These two actions of trespass on the case for negligence, arising out of a collision between two automobiles, were brought respectively by a husband and wife. The husband was the owner and operator of the automobile in which his wife was riding, and the defendant was the owner and operator of the other automobile. In the superior court the cases were tried together to a jury which returned verdicts for the wife in the sum of $16,000 and for the husband in the sum of $8,000. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial in each case which was granted by the trial justice unless the plaintiff…