Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1976

Roucanos v. De Mizio

Roucanos v. De Mizio
Supreme Court of Rhode Island · Decided May 20, 1976
116 R.I. 937

Roucanos v. De Mizio

Opinion of the Court

Appeal of plaintiffs is based on an alleged error in the instructions to the jury. The plaintiffs neither objected to those instructions nor requested contrary ones. Absent such request or objection, they are foreclosed from challenging the instructions given, DeSimone v. Manzi, 114 R. I. 30, 327 A.2d 840 (1974). See also Super. R. Civ. P., 51(b). Accordingly, the defendants’ motion to affirm the judgment below pursuant to Rule 16(g) is granted.

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