Vaz v. Bastien

ORDER

This case came before court for oral argument on December 6, 1991. The plain*1364tiff, Rita Vaz, was ordered to show cause why her appeal from a Superior Court order granting the motion of the defendant, Ernest Bastien, for directed verdict should not be summarily denied and dismissed.

After considering the arguments and memoranda of counsel, we are of the opinion that cause has not been shown. In reviewing a lower court decision granting a motion for a directed verdict this court is bound by the same standards that govern the trial justice. The evidence must be reviewed in the light most…