AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Tashjian

OPINION

This matter came before the Court for oral argument on September 16, 1997, pursuant to an order directing the defendant, George Tashjian, Jr., to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. After hearing oral argument and examining the memoranda filed by the parties, we are of the opinion that cause has not been shown and that the issues should be summarily decided.

On April 3, 1993, George Tashjian, Jr. (George), while a pedestrian in the process of attempting to cross Warwick Avenue, a public highway in the city of Warwick, was struck by…