Blair v. Granger
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for negligence. Heard on petition of plaintiff for new trial, and petition denied.
1Opinion of the CourtBogers, J.
This is a petition for a new trial of an action of trespass on the case for negligence against the city of Providence in which the plaintiff was nonsuited.
The declaration alleged that the city of Providence was possessed of a certain machine moved and operated by steam, called a steam roller, which was used by said city in the making and building of streets and highways, and that it was using and operating said steam roller on one of the highways or streets in, to wit, Eoger Williams Park, being a public park in said city of Providence ; that said machine from its appearance alone while at…
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