State Supreme Court / R.I.

Lynch v. King

Decided August 30, 1978. Joseph A. Bevilacqua wrote the opinion for the court.

391 A.2d 117 · Cited 60 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.

Marro v. CRANSTON GEN. TREASURER · 273 A.2d 660
Providence Journal Company v. Mason · 359 A.2d 682
Henry v. Thomas · 217 A.2d 668
Weeks v. PERSONNEL BD. OF REVIEW, ETC. · 373 A.2d 176
City of Newport v. Horton · 47 A. 312
City of Warwick v. Warwick Regular Firemen's Ass'n. · 256 A.2d 206
Prata Undertaking Co. v. State Board of Embalming & Funeral Directing · 182 A. 808
Malinou v. Board of Elections · 271 A.2d 798
State v. Capone · 347 A.2d 615
State v. Krzak · 196 A.2d 417
Eastern Scrap Services, Inc. v. Harty · 341 A.2d 718
In Re Buxton · 304 A.2d 350
Simmons v. Town Council of Town of Coventry · 312 A.2d 725
City of Providence v. Local 799, International Ass'n of Firefighters · 305 A.2d 93
Sweck v. Zoning Board of Review · 72 A.2d 679
Ravenelle v. City of Woonsocket · 54 A.2d 376
Rice v. Town Council of Westerly · 85 A. 553
Baffoni v. State, Department of Health · 373 A.2d 184
Costello v. PROBATE COURTS OF CITY OF PAWTUCKET · 204 A.2d 307
Russell v. Zoning Board of Review · 100 R.I. 728
De Prete v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. · 111 A.2d 837
Bowen v. Hackett · 361 F. Supp. 854

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