Kenyon v. United Electric Railways Co.

This action of trespass on the case is brought to recover damages for personal injuries. After trial in the Superior Court the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $19,000. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was granted by the trial justice if plaintiff refused to remit $5000 of the verdict. The case is before this court on the exceptions of each party to this decision of the trial justice and other exceptions taken during the trial.

The only exception necessary to be considered is the one to the denial of defendant’s motion for a directed verdict on the ground that the action was not…