Legal Opinion

Benevides v. Canario

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 5, 1973No. 1787-AppealPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C. J.

This is a civil action brought by Kathleen A. Benevides, a minor, through her father, Peter F. Benevides, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by Kathleen and for consequential damages incurred by the plaintiff, Peter F. Benevides. The plaintiff Kathleen was a passenger in a car driven by Margaret Canario which was in collision with a car driven by Phyllis Perry and owned by her husband, Marvin D. Perry. The matter was tried to a jury in the Superior Court, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff Kathleen in the amount of $12,000 and for the plaintiff father in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. ClawansSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
  2. Commonwealth v. SpencerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  3. Ballard v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Grady v. Collins Transportation Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
  5. Lantini v. DanielsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. JeffersonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
  2. McAree v. Gerber Products CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
  3. Anderson v. Friendship Body & Radiator Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
  4. Belanger v. CrossSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
  5. State v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982

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