Barattini v. McGovern

This civil action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff when he stepped on the cover of a catch basin located on the sidewalk of Plainfield Street in the city of Providence. The case was heard by a justice of the Superior Court sitting without a jury, who thereafter found for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,700 plus interest, and judgment entered thereon. The defendant municipality is now prosecuting an appeal to this court from that judgment.

There was some conflicting testimony as to whether plaintiff was walking or running across…