Mesolella v. City of Providence

Decided May 6, 1986. Thomas F. Kelleher wrote the opinion for the court.

508 A.2d 661 · Cited 97 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.

• Barroso v. Pepin · 261 A.2d 277
• Mesolella v. City of Providence · 439 A.2d 1370
• Calhoun v. City of Providence · 390 A.2d 350
• Becker v. Beaudoin · 261 A.2d 896
• Wolfe v. City of Providence · 74 A.2d 843
• Smith Development Corp. v. Bilow Enterprises, Inc. · 308 A.2d 477
• Dixon v. American Re-Insurance Co. · 477 A.2d 85
• King v. City of Seattle · 525 P.2d 228
• Bragg v. Warwick Shoppers World, Inc. · 227 A.2d 582
• La Petite Auberge, Inc. v. Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights · 419 A.2d 274
• Hartt v. Hartt · 397 A.2d 518
• Federal Auto Body Works, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 447 A.2d 377
• Scully v. Matarese · 422 A.2d 740
• Town of Foster v. Lamphere · 368 A.2d 1238
• Burdick v. Richmond · 17 A. 917
• Kelley v. Cook · 41 A. 571
• Town & Country Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Review · 165 A.2d 510
• Whalen v. Bates · 33 A. 224
• Vogel v. McAuliffe · 31 A. 1
• Randall v. Holmes · 31 A.2d 17
• Ryan v. State, Department of Transportation · 420 A.2d 841
• Annicelli v. Town of South Kingstown · 463 A.2d 133
• Laird v. Chrysler Corp. · 460 A.2d 425
• Almeida v. Town of North Providence · 468 A.2d 915
• George v. Infantolino · 446 A.2d 757

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