Comery v. White
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case under Gen. Laws, 1909, cap. 46, § 16. Heard on exceptions of defendant and overruled.
1Opinion of the CourtParkhurst, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence brought by the plaintiff against the city treasurer of the city of Pawtucket under the provisions of Sections 15-16, Chapter 46, of the General Laws of Rhode Island (1909) for the recovery of damages for bodily injuries alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff by reason of a defect or want of repair in a public highway known as Mason Street in said city of Pawtucket.
It appears in the evidence that on August 5, 1915, at about 7:45 P. M., the plaintiff was walking in a southerly direction on the easterly sidewalk of Mason Street,…
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