Mullaney v. Goldman

This is an appeal by the defendant, Leonard Y. Goldman, from a Superior Court judgment entered against the defendant in the amount of $65,829.10 plus interest in an action arising from an automobile accident which occurred on October 13, 1972 in Warwick, Rhode Island. The jury determined that the defendant was 75 percent negligent and awarded damages for bodily injury, medical bills, pain and suffering, and loss of earning capacity.

After the accident, plaintiff was taken to Kent County Memorial Hospital where a laceration in his scalp was sutured and his head, shoulders and hand were x-rayed.…