A. R. Alvernas, Inc. v. Cohen

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

The defendant Earle F. Cohen (Cohen) appeals from a Superior Court judgment entered after a jury awarded damages to the plaintiff in connection with repair work that the plaintiff had performed on premises owned by the defendant. He claims that the award was excessive in light of the evidence and that in several instances the trial justice incorrectly instructed the jury.

A. R. Alvernas, Inc. (Alvernas), a general contracting company, instituted proceedings in the Second Division District Court. It alleged that Cohen, who owned the Viking Hotel in Newport, owed it…