Hodge v. OSTEOPATHIC GENERAL HOSPITAL OF RI

The narrow questions presented by this appeal are (1) whether the plaintiff, Robert Hodge, complied with the provisions of rule 33 of the rules of civil procedure of the superior court governing interrogatories and (2), if not, whether invoking of the sanction of dismissal by the trial justice was an abuse of discretion.

This cause is before us on plaintiff Robert Hodge’s appeal from an order of the superior court dismissing his case against defendant, Stephen F. Urban, Jr., for failure to file additional answers to the interrogatories of defendant Urban.

This civil action was brought by Agnes…