Harding v. Pierce

This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence to recover for personal injuries and other damage resulting from a collision between the automobiles of the plaintiff and defendant. In the superior court the trial justice granted the defendant’s motion for a direction of verdict and the case is before us upon the plaintiff’s single exception to such ruling.

The accident happened about 8 o’clock, a. m., on November 23, 1932 on the Post Road at Hillsgrove. The Post Road is a four-lane highway 40 feet wide and runs north and south. The plaintiff’s private driveway entered the Post Road…