Rohl v. United Electric Railways Co.

This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence to recover damages occasioned by injuries to plaintiff’s wife and minor son sustained by them when passengers on a street car operated by defendant. The jury in the Superior Court returned a verdict for the plaintiff and the case is before us on numerous exceptions including an exception to the refusal of the trial justice to direct a verdict for defendant.

The plaintiff, his wife and minor son were, on November 7,1926, passengers on a street car operated by the defendant. They boarded said car which was proceeding towards the business…