Massemini v. Peterson

At the trial of this action of assumpsit a jury in the superior court returned a verdict for the defendant. Thereafter the trial justice granted the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, and the defendant then duly prosecuted to this court his bill of exceptions containing the single exception to the granting of the above motion.

The plaintiff is seeking to recover damages from the defendant for the alleged breach by the latter of a written contract of employment entered into by them. The evidence shows that the defendant is the owner and operator of a machine shop in East Providence, in this…