Crowley v. Burke

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Crowley v. Burke

38 A. 895, 20 R.I. 793, 1894 R.I. LEXIS 95

DecidedMay 21, 1894

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Crowley v. Burke, 38 A. 895, 20 R.I. 793, 1894 R.I. LEXIS 95 (R.I. 1894).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

According to the testimony of the plaintiff, the defendant, Mrs. Burke, robbed her of the $135, for which she sues. This being so, Pub. Stat. R. I. cap. 204, § 22, requires that in order to entitle her to sue for the money, she should have first made a complaint for the crime and had process issued on the complaint. This she did not do. The court, therefore, properly directed a verdict for the defendants.

The petition for a new trial is denied and dismissed, and the case remitted to the Common Pleas Division, with direction to enter judgment on the verdict.

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Per Curiam.

According to the testimony of the plaintiff, the defendant, Mrs. Burke, robbed her of the $135, for which she sues. This being so, Pub. Stat. R. I. cap. 204, § 22, requires that in order to entitle her to sue for the money, she should have first made a complaint for the crime and had process issued on the complaint. This she did not do. The court, therefore, properly directed a verdict for the defendants.

The petition for a new trial is denied and dismissed, and the case remitted to the Common Pleas Division, with direction to enter judgment on the verdict.

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38 A. 895, 20 R.I. 793, 1894 R.I. LEXIS 95, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/crowley-v-burke-ri-1894.