Cannone v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

The plaintiff, Lawrence N. Cannone, and the defendant, Joseph T. Barton, were involved together in an automobile collision on August 9, 1977. The defendant was driving a car that belonged to his employer, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, also a named defendant. The plaintiff sued both defendants, claiming that they were responsible for the collision; the corporate defendant counterclaimed, alleging that the plaintiff was responsible. A Kent County Superior Court jury agreed with the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed. Hereinafter we shall refer to the…