Mitchell v. Repucci

OPINION

This is a Superior Court negligence action in which the plaintiff sought damages for injuries she received when her motor vehicle was involved in a collision with a rental automobile registered to Joni’s Auto Sales and operated by Charles R. Repucci. The third defendant, Daniel Ross, was the operator of the plaintiff’s vehicle.

A Superior Court jury determined that neither the rental agency nor Repucci was negligent. However, it further found that plaintiff was 40 percent negligent, while Ross was 60 percent at fault. The jury awarded plaintiff $9,186 in damages.

The trial justice…