Reid v. Hassenfeld

These actions of trespass on the case for negligence were brought by a husband and wife and arise out of an automobile accident in which the wife was injured.

When the cases were reached on the jury trial calendar, the defendant submitted to decision for each plaintiff and requested that the damages be assessed by the court without the intervention of a jury. The court acceded to the defendant’s request and after a full hearing awarded the wife $6,000 and the husband $700. The cases are before us on defendant’s exceptions to the decisions and to certain rulings of the trial justice.

On February…