Doyle v. Roy

This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence. The trial in the Superior Court resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff and the case is here on defend ant’s exception to the denial of his motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

The plaintiff was a minor about 19 years old when the action was commenced. Her father lives in Attleboro, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The defendant has his residence in the city of Warwick, Kent county. Due service of the writ, which was returnable to the Superior Court for Providence county, was acknowleged by defendant’s attorney in Providence.