Rinfret v. Clegg

This is an action of trespass on the case against the defendant as city treasurer of the city of Warwick to recover damages for injuries received by the plaintiff by reason of the alleged unsafe condition of a portion of the sidewalk on Oakland Beach avenue in that city.

The case was tried before a justice of the superior court sitting with a jury. At the conclusion of all the evidence the defendant moved that a verdict be directed in his favor. This motion was denied by the trial justice and an exception to that ruling was duly noted by the defendant. The jury having returned a verdict for…