Dwinell v. Oakley

This action of trespass on the case for negligence was tried before a justice of the superior court sitting without a jury and resulted in a decision for the plaintiff for $3323.90. The case is in this court on defendant’s exception to this decision, his sole contention being that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The accident took place on Gano street near the corner of Angelí street in the city of Providence, at about 7:30 p. m. on December 31, 1936. It was a dark night with some slight rain. Angelí street runs approximately east and west. It is a…