Cioe v. Pennacchia

These actions of trespass on the case for negligence were brought by Joseph Cioe and his wife Brígida E. Cioe to recover damages arising out of a collision between an automobile in which they were riding and an automobile operated by the defendant. These cases were tried before a justice of the superior court sitting with a jury, and verdicts were returned for the husband in the amount of $2,300 and for the wife in the sum of $1,200. Thereafter the defendant moved for a new trial in each case on the usual grounds and on the ground that the damages were grossly excessive. The trial justice…