Rouse v. Connelly

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is a personal-injury action brought by the plaintiff, a Rhode Island resident, against a Massachusetts defendant. The trial justice granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the action was barred by the statute of limitations, and the plaintiff has appealed.

The facts of this case are not disputed. On May 1, 1975, Lucy G. Rouse (plaintiff) was injured while riding as a passenger in her own automobile. Thomas J. Connelly, Jr. (defendant), a Massachusetts resident, was driving plaintiff’s car and, while traveling in Tiverton, Rhode Island,…