Whalen v. Dunbar
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for personal injury. Heard on exceptions of defendant and sustained.
1Opinion of the CourtRathbun, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence brought to recover for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff and caused by a collision between an automobile in which she was riding as a passenger and another automobile owned by the defendant and operated by his chauffeur. The trial in the Superior Court resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $1,500. The case is before this court on the defendant’s exception to the ruling of the trial court refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant.
The collision occurred a short distance south of “Dago Switch” in the town of Warwick…
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