Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 8/25/1977
Worsley v. Corcelli
Citations
- 377 A.2d 215
- 119 R.I. 260
- 3 A.L.R. 4th 931
- 1977 R.I. LEXIS 1904
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- finding that there are sufficient safeguards against excessive verdicts from per diem arguments, such as that counsel’s arguments are not evidence
- rule allowing counsel to argue per diem method of calculating damages for pain and suffering to jury may be applied in this case and to all cases which go to trial sixty days after date of filing of this opinion
- argument approved provided cautionary instructions given
- argument approved provided cautionary instructions given
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Judges: Bevilacqua, Paolino, Joslin, Kelleher, Doris
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