Tessier v. LaNois

This is an action of trespass for assault and battery and false arrest. It was tried to- a superior court justice sitting with a jury and resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant. The case is before us on the plaintiff’s bill of exceptions to the verdict as directed, and to the denial of his motion for a direction as set forth in his bill.

In Manekofsky v. Baker, 92 R. I. 377, 169 A.2d 376, we pointed out that an exception will not lie in the absence of a specific ruling and the transcript in the instant case discloses that the trial justice apparently made no. ruling on plaintiff’s…