Legal Opinion

Collette v. Page

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 1, 1921PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Trespass on the Case for negligence. Heard on exception of plaintiff and sustained.

1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.

This is an. action of trespass on the case for negligence on account of a collision between the automobiles of the plaintiff and the defendant. Demurrer to the amended declaration was sustained by a justice of the Superior Court and the plaintiff has brought the case to this court by his exception.

The declaration contains thre'e counts and the third one avers that the defendant was the keeper of a public garage, letting automobiles for public hire in said city; that he, or his servant, negligently rented or let an automobile to a person full well knowing, or by the exercise of reasonable,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. Texas Co. v. VelozCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Ferraro v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
  2. Saunders System Birmingham Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  3. Flaherty v. HelfontSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1923
  4. Hilleary v. BromleyOhio Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Jenkins v. SpitlerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938

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