Gendreau v. C. K. Smith & Co.

On the defendants’ appeal there is no contention that there was insufficient evidence to permit a Superior Court jury to find the defendants negligent *990in connection with the contamination by gasoline of the properties and well water supplies of the plaintiffs. What is in dispute is the measure of damages applied by the judge on answers to special questions put to the jury, certain evidentiary rulings, and portions of the closing arguments of counsel for the plaintiffs.

1. The measure of damages. The jury were asked only two questions with respect to damages.4 In answer to one, the jury…