Galusha v. Carlson

This is a civil action to recover damages for personal injuries arising from an automobile accident. The case was tried to a Superior Court justice sitting with a jury. After a jury verdict for the defendant, the trial justice granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. The defendant appeals.

This case arises from a rear-end collision which occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate Route 95 in the city of Warwick on the night of November 1, 1971 at about 5:30 p.m. On the night in question plaintiff testified that she was proceeding in a southbound direction in the third or…