Lottinville v. Dwyer

These are three actions in assumpsit, each based on a claim for services, against the estate of Annie McFarland, late of the city of Woonsocket, deceased. The cases were tried together to a jury in the superior court, and resulted in the following verdicts for the respective plaintiffs: Estelle Lottinville, $1500; Regina Lottinville, $3000, and Armand Lottinville, $500. The defendant in each case moved for a new trial on the usual grounds, and on the additional grounds that the verdict was excessive and that there was no evidence in the record which furnished a reasonable basis to support the…