Roberts v. Kettelle

This case arises from a tragic automobile accident which occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate Route 95 in the city of Warwick on the night of February 6, 1970. On that evening, seven young people were traveling from Boston, Massachusetts to Old Lyme, Connecticut, in a three-seated, heavy-duty station wagon known commercially as an International Travel-all. Seated from left to right in the front seat were the defendant-driver Martha D. Roberts, the plaintiff’s decedent Robin Roberts, and the second plaintiff, Akiko Sasamoto. The middle seat was occupied by Katharine Hotarek and…