State Supreme Court / R.I.

Brennan v. Kirby

Decided July 28, 1987. Thomas Frederic Fay wrote the opinion for the court.

529 A.2d 633 · Cited 159 times

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Lawrence v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 523 A.2d 864
Dodge v. Board of Ed. of Chicago · 302 U.S. 74
National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 470 U.S. 451
Lynch v. United States · 292 U.S. 571
Raymond v. Jenard · 390 A.2d 358
State v. Lewis · 161 A.2d 209
Shulton, Inc. v. Apex, Inc. · 235 A.2d 88
State v. Goff · 291 A.2d 416
Boucher v. Sayeed · 459 A.2d 87
City of Warwick v. Aptt · 497 A.2d 721
State v. Gonsalves · 476 A.2d 108
Gryguc v. Bendick · 510 A.2d 937
S & S Liquor Mart, Inc. v. Pastore · 497 A.2d 729
Fruit Growers Express Co. v. Norberg · 471 A.2d 628
Nick v. Montana Department of Highways · 711 P.2d 795

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