Merola v. Rotella

This civil action, brought to recover damages resulting from a motor vehicle collision, was tried to a jury in the Superior Court, a verdict being returned for the defendant. Judgment entered on the verdict, and thereafter the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was granted. The defendant is now in this court prosecuting an appeal from that decision.

The evidence discloses that plaintiff was operating a Ford sedan in a northerly direction on a one-way temporary exit road leading from Route 95 to Admiral Street in Providence. It is not disputed that the weather was clear and dry, and that the…