State Supreme Court / R.I.

Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce v. Public Utilities Commission

Decided November 17, 1982. Thomas H. Roberts wrote the opinion for the court.

452 A.2d 931 · Cited 52 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Altman v. School Committee of Town of Scituate · 347 A.2d 37
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co. v. United States · 281 U.S. 479
Rhode Island Ophthalmological Society v. Cannon · 317 A.2d 124
East Greenwich Yacht Club v. Coastal Resources Management Council · 376 A.2d 682
Buffi v. Ferri · 259 A.2d 847
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce v. Public Utilities Commission · 396 A.2d 102
Matunuck Beach Hotel, Inc. v. Sheldon · 399 A.2d 489
Berberian v. Solomon · 405 A.2d 1178
Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Federation v. Burke · 443 A.2d 1236
Adams v. United Developers, Inc. · 397 A.2d 503

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Pontbriand v. Sundlun · 699 A.2d 856
Burns v. Sundlun · 617 A.2d 114
Walter J. Mruk, Jr. v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. · 82 A.3d 527
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