Gillespie v. Lawton

ZAMPANO, District Judge.

The plaintiff, a citizen of New York, brings this action against the defendant, a citizen of Connecticut, to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in an accident in Rhode Island while she-was a passenger in defendant’s automobile. In answers to plaintiff’s interrogatories defendant admits defective brakes-on the automobile caused the accident.

Plaintiff moves, pursuant to Rule 56'-of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for summary judgment on the issue of’ liability. She contends defendant’s admission constitutes negligence per se under the laws of…