Pontbriand v. Sundlun

Decided August 15, 1997. Joseph Robert Weisberger wrote the opinion for the court.

699 A.2d 856 · Cited 99 times

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• Calhoun v. City of Providence · 390 A.2d 350
• State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. City of Akron · 70 Ohio St. 3d 605
• Kalian v. People Acting Through Community Effort, Inc. · 408 A.2d 608
• Brennan v. Kirby · 529 A.2d 633
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• Matunuck Beach Hotel, Inc. v. Sheldon · 399 A.2d 489
• O'Hara v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 574 A.2d 135
• Rhode Island Federation of Teachers, AFT v. Sundlun · 595 A.2d 799
• Gaudette v. Carter · 214 A.2d 197
• State v. Berberian · 98 A.2d 270
• State v. McGoff · 517 A.2d 232
• Harris by Harris v. Easton Pub. Co. · 483 A.2d 1377
• Citizens for Preservation of Waterman Lake v. Davis · 420 A.2d 53
• Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce v. Public Utilities Commission · 452 A.2d 931
• State v. Ziobrowski · 417 A.2d 895
• State v. Werner · 615 A.2d 1010
• Kass v. Retirement Board of the Employees' Retirement System · 567 A.2d 358
• Tribune-Review Publishing Co. v. Allegheny County Housing Authority · 662 A.2d 677
• Commonwealth v. Griscavage · 485 A.2d 470
• Perrotti v. Solomon · 657 A.2d 1045
• Greater Cleveland Welfare Rights Organization v. Bauer · 462 F. Supp. 1313
• Yeager v. Hackensack Water Co. · 615 F. Supp. 1087

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