Legal Opinion
D'ANDREA v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 21, 1972No. 1260-Appeal, 1261-AppealPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
These civil actions against Sears, Roebuck and Co. were brought in the Superior Court by George J. D’Andrea, Jr., a minor who sued by his father and next friend, George J. D’Andrea, to recover for injuries sustained as a result of the defendant’s alleged negligence, and by the father who sued in his own name for consequential damages. At the close of all of the evidence, the trial justice reserved decision on the defendant’s motions for directed verdicts and the cases were allowed to go to the jury which returned a verdict of $175,000 for the son and of $6,564.35 for the father. Following…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Barbato v. EpsteinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1964
- Handy v. GearySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- Dawson v. Rhode Island Auditorium, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
- Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
- Guerrero v. Westgate Lumber Co.California Court of Appeal · 1958
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Paula H. Roy v. Star Chopper Company, Inc., and Third-Party v. Ashok Hingorany and Advanced Materials Systems, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Kennedy v. Providence Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Everett v. Bucky Warren, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Fiske v. MacGregor, Division of BrunswickSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- Hueston v. Narragansett Tennis Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
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