Nowicki v. Ocean State Bikes, Inc.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal from judgments and orders entered in the Superi- or Court for the County of Kent. We vacate the judgments and orders and remand the case to the Superior Court for a factual and legal determination in accordance with guidelines that shall be set forth below. The facts of the case insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.

The litigation arises out of a moped accident that occurred on September 9, 1984. The plaintiff, Lynn Nowicki, alleged that she and a friend, David DeBaene (DeBaene), rented two mopeds from Ocean…