State Supreme Court / R.I.

Hooper v. Goldstein

Decided May 8, 1968. Alfred Hahn Joslin wrote the opinion for the court.

241 A.2d 809 · Cited 70 times

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Howland v. Thomas · 204 A.2d 640
Napue v. Illinois · 360 U.S. 264
Miller v. Pate · 386 U.S. 1
Hanley v. Donoghue · 116 U.S. 1
Orose v. Hodge Drive-It-Yourself Co. · 9 N.E.2d 671
Swars v. Council of City of Vallejo · 33 Cal. 2d 867
Martinis v. Supreme Court · 15 N.Y.2d 240
Anderson v. Adamson · 112 N.W.2d 612
Sisk v. Town of Shenandoah · 200 Va. 277
State v. Duranleau · 99 N.H. 30
Page v. Wieland, Recr. · 28 N.E.2d 583
Hopf v. Board of Review of City of Newport · 230 A.2d 420
Greif v. Dullea · 66 Cal. App. 2d 986
United Transit Company v. Nunes · 209 A.2d 215
Coderre v. Zoning Bd. of Pawtucket · 230 A.2d 247
Hardman v. Personnel Appeal Board · 211 A.2d 660
Town of Lincoln v. Cournoyer · 186 A.2d 728
General Services Corp. v. Board of Commissioners · 408 P.2d 51
Morgan v. Thomas · 200 A.2d 696
Henry v. Thomas · 217 A.2d 668
Papineau v. PERSONNEL BD. OF CENT. FALLS · 223 A.2d 549
Tessier v. LaNois · 198 A.2d 142
United Transit Co. v. Public Utility Hearing Board · 192 A.2d 423
Yellow Cab Co. v. Public Utility Hearing Board · 90 A.2d 726
Capaldo v. Public Utility Hearing Board · 38 A.2d 649

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