Chaufty v. Devries
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for negligence.
1Opinion of the CourtParkhurst, C. J.
This is an action of the case brought by Clarence N. Chaufty to recover for personal injuries sustained by him on the evening of March 31, 1915, while riding in an automobile belonging to the defendant, by reason of the negligence of the defendant’s servant, then engaged in driving the automobile.
The case was tried in June, 1916, before a judge of the Superior Court and a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant filed in due course his motion for a new trial, which motion was denied by the trial judge on the 12th day of March, 1917. Thereupon, the defendant in regular…
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