Legal Opinion
Lawton v. Vadenais
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 1, 1956No. Ex. No. 9280PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
122 A.2d 138 (1956)
Walter M. LAWTON
v.
Philip M. VADENAIS et ux.
Ex. No. 9280.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
April 10 as of January 17, 1956.
James A. McGuirk, Frank L. Martin, Providence, for plaintiff.
William B. Sweeney, Walter J. Hennessey, Providence, for defendants.
FLYNN, Chief Justice.
This action of trespass on the case for negligence was brought by a tenant against his landlords to recover damages for personal injuries sustained from a fall allegedly caused by a defective passageway in the yard outside the demised premises. It was tried before a justice of the superior court, a jury trial…
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