Oliver v. Pettaconsett Construction Co.

This is an action of the case for negligence and after verdict for the plaintiff in the Superior Court, and after denial of defendant’s motion for a new trial, has been duly prosecuted to this court upon the defendant’s bill of exceptions.

The declaration is in two counts. The first count alleges that on the 17th day of December, 1909, the defendant was engaged in the business of constructing a sewer in Ophelia Street, a public highway in the city of Providence; that on said day said Ophelia Street was excavated to a great depth, and was further obstructed by the tools, timber, utensils,…