Honig v. Director of Public Works for State of RI

This petition for assessment of damages by a jury was brought under the provisions of G. L. 1956, chapter 6 of title 37, as amended. The case was heard before a justice of the superior court sitting without a jury, the plaintiffs having by stipulation waived their right to a trial by jury. At the close of the plaintiffs’ case, the state rested without presenting any evidence. After the hearing, the trial justice rendered a decision in favor of the plaintiffs on the basis of which a judgment was entered awarding the plaintiffs damages in the sum of $12,700 plus interest from the date of…