State Supreme Court / R.I.

Costa v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles

Decided July 8, 1988. Thomas F. Kelleher wrote the opinion for the court.

543 A.2d 1307 · Cited 255 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.

Thomas v. Arizona Department of Transportation · 144 Ariz. 579
Newport Shipyard, Inc. v. Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights · 484 A.2d 893

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