Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. City of Providence
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 7, 1978No. 77-111-AppealPublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
This is a civil action, in which the plaintiff is now before us on his appeal from the grant by a Superior Court justice of the state’s motion for a directed verdict. The trial justice had reserved decision on the motion, and its grant came subsequent to a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,200.
On Sunday, November 19, 1972, at approximately 6 p.m., plaintiff, in the company of two female friends, was driving along Cranston Street in Providence. His itinerary for the evening included dropping off one of his companions at her aunt’s home, visiting a local pharmacy, and reporting…
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