Ramsdell v. Doliber

On April 18, 1989, in a bar fight with the defendant, the plaintiff’s decedent, Robert Arsenault, suffered head injuries and died two days later. This wrongful death action was commenced on May 17, 1989. Following the eventual jury trial,2 a *447Superior Court jury awarded the plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages.3 Benjamin G. Doliber appeals from the trial judge’s denial of the defendant’s motion for a new trial without a hearing. The defendant claims that the orders denying a continuance and mistrial resulted in an injustice because he was required to commence trial without his…