Hynes v. Rochford

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of a trial justice of the Superior Court granting the motion of one of the plaintiffs, Louise Hynes (Mrs. Hynes), for a new trial. A jury verdict was returned which apportioned liability between two of the three named defendants and Mrs. Hynes.

The present controversy arose from the following sequence of events. On or about June 9, 1974, at approximately 4:45 p.m., plaintiffs, mother and daughter, were driving northward on Route 2 in North Kingstown in their 1970 Maverick. The weather was clear and the road surface was dry. There was…