Chagnon v. United Electric Railways Co.

This is an action of the case to recover for injuries which were received by the plaintiff in being struck by a trolley car of the defendant, while he was walking across Westminster street in the city of Providence, and which he alleges were caused by the negligent operation of the car. At the close of the evidence for him at a jury trial in the superior court a nonsuit was entered on the motion of the defendant and the case is now before us on one exception only, taken by him to the decision of the trial justice granting this motion.

His own testimony and that of other witnesses showed the…