Yi Gu v. R.I. Pub. Transit Auth.
Annotate this CasePlaintiff Yi Gu was struck by Edmund Hathaway, a driver for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), while crossing an intersection. Plaintiff brought suit against RIPTA and Hathaway (collectively, Defendants), for injuries arising from Hathaway's alleged negligence. At the close of evidence but before final arguments, the jurors walked from the courthouse to the intersection where the accident occurred to view the accident scene. The jury ultimately returned a verdict for Defendants. The trial justice subsequently denied Plaintiff's motions for a new trial and for reconsideration of that decision. The Supreme Court vacated the superior court and remanded the case, holding that Plaintiff's motion for a new trial should have been granted due to several errors that occurred during the jury view of the scene of the collision.
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