Legal Opinion
Cabral v. Arruda
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 3, 1989No. 87-528-M.P., 88-355-M.PPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
The case now under consideration is a consolidation of two cases, David Cabral v. Joseph F. Arruda, Alias, and John F. Big-bee v. Louis A. Fuchs, M.D., et al. Both cases are before us on writs of certiorari.
The facts of the two cases present an identical issue. In regard to the first case, David Cabral was the driver of a car that had . stopped at a red light. Another automobile, driven by defendant, allegedly came from behind and ran into the rear of Cabral’s car. The plaintiff Cabral filed suit claiming that the accident was due to defendant’s negligence and caused…
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