Poulos v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

This is a civil action founded on an insurance contract. The case was heard in Superior Court without a jury upon an agreed statement of facts. Judgment was entered for the defendant, and the plaintiff brought this appeal.

On March 27, 1970, plaintiff Poulos, then an employee of a Rhode Island corporation, was severely injured when he was struck by a bridge gate which had, in turn, been struck by a car negligently operated by an underinsured Massachusetts motorist.' 1 The plaintiff was hospitalized until May 16, 1970, and for several shorter periods thereafter. Although the record does not…