Brimbau v. AUSDALE EQIUPMENT RENTAL CORPORATION

This is a civil action to recover for personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant, Ausdale Equipment Rental Corporation (Ausdale). The case was tried to a Superior Court justice, sitting with a jury. The jury found for the plaintiff, Agostinho Brimbau, the amount of $370,550 and the defendant now appeals.

This case arose out of an accident which occurred on September 16, 1966. At that time, Brimbau was employed as a laborer by the Marzano Construction Company, Inc. (Marzano Construction) at a construction site in the city of Warwick. Marzano Construction was there…