Julie DeOliveira v. Greg Trecaso

Syllabus

The plaintiffs, Julie and Maxine DeOliveira (plaintiffs), appealed from a final judgment entered following a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Star Insurance Company (Star), on their action alleging negligence on the part of Greg Trecaso, Star's insured, for a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Interstate 95 South in March 2010. The defendant filed a cross-appeal alleging error in the trial justice's decision to deny its motion for judgment as a matter of law. The Supreme Court concluded that the trial justice did not abuse its discretion with respect to plaintiffs' evidentiary objections or with respect to a question of authentication of satellite photographs, and did not commit an error of law with regard to jury instructions or the phrasing of the verdict sheet. Finally, the Supreme Court affirmed the trial justice's decision denying plaintiffs' motion for a new trial. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court. Because the Court so concluded, it did not reach the merits of Star's cross-appeal.