Larisa v. Tiffany
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case against a town under the statute.
1Opinion of the CourtSweetland, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case brought against the town treasurer of the town of Barring-ton to recover damages for the plaintiff’s loss of the services of his wife and to recover the expenses incurred by the plaintiff for medical attendance furnished his wife, all in consequence of personal injuries alleged to have been received by her through the neglect of said town in permitting a certain defect to remain in one of the highways, which said town was bound to keep safe and convenient for travelers.
The case was tried before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury and…
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