Goyette v. Sousa

*11Roberts, J.

These two actions of trespass on the case for negligence were brought by a husband and wife and arose out of injuries sustained by the wife on the defendant’s premises. The cases were tried together by a justice of the superior court, sitting without a jury, who rendered a decision for each plaintiff. In each case the defendant duly excepted to the decision and subsequently prosecuted his bill of exceptions to this court.

On June 16, 1957 plaintiff Vera R. Goyette was injured when her leg went through the metal deck of a pontoon, so called, which was maintained by defendant on his…