State Supreme Court / R.I.

Citizens for Preservation of Waterman Lake v. Davis

Decided September 19, 1980. Joseph A. Bevilacqua wrote the opinion for the court.

420 A.2d 53 · Cited 61 times

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Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66
Redke v. Silvertrust · 490 P.2d 805
McClellan v. Thompson · 333 A.2d 424
Sterling Engineering & Construction Co. v. Town of Burrillville Housing Authority · 279 A.2d 445
Weiner v. Wilshire Oil Co. · 389 P.2d 803
J. M. Mills, Inc. v. Murphy · 352 A.2d 661
Andreozzi v. D'ANTUONO · 319 A.2d 16
Town of Glocester v. Olivo's Mobile Home Court, Inc. · 300 A.2d 465
State v. Fontaine · 323 A.2d 571
State v. McElroy · 46 A.2d 397
In Re the Shepard Co. · 342 A.2d 918
Iafrate v. Ramsden · 190 A.2d 473
Town of Little Compton v. Round Meadows, Inc. · 276 A.2d 471
Tri-County Electric Ass'n v. City of Gillette · 584 P.2d 995
Brier Manufacturing Co. v. Norberg · 377 A.2d 345
Martineau v. King · 386 A.2d 1117

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