State Supreme Court / R.I.

Ellis v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority

Decided February 11, 1991. Thomas F. Kelleher wrote the opinion for the court.

586 A.2d 1055 · Cited 76 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.

Pickering v. American Employers Insurance · 282 A.2d 584
Shipman v. United Electric Railways Co. · 26 A.2d 478
Modesta v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · 503 Pa. 437
Rhode Island Affiliate, American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. Bernasconi · 557 A.2d 1232
Twyman v. Robinson · 342 S.E.2d 313
Gagnon v. State · 570 A.2d 656
In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor · 504 A.2d 456
DiTata v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 542 A.2d 245
O'Neil v. Code Commission for Occupational Safety & Health · 534 A.2d 606
Sugarman v. Lewis · 488 A.2d 709
American Universal Insurance v. Russell · 490 A.2d 60

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