Bomba v. Defalco

These actions of trespass on the case for *117negligence1 were brought to recover damages alleged to have resulted from injuries sustained by the minor plaintiff when struck by a motor vehicle operated by the defendant Joseph H. DeFalco, Jr., hereinafter referred to as defendant, and owned by his mother, the defendant Ursula DeFalco. Trial had before a justice of the superior court sitting with a jury and resulted in a verdict for the defendant in each case. Subsequently, the trial justice granted the plaintiff’s motion in each case for a new trial, and from those decisions the defendants are…