State Supreme Court / R.I.

Town of Narragansett v. International Ass'n of Fire Fighters

Decided December 8, 1977. Joseph A. Bevilacqua wrote the opinion for the court.

380 A.2d 521 · Cited 103 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.

Fire Fighters Union, Local 1186 v. City of Vallejo · 526 P.2d 971
Belanger v. Matteson · 346 A.2d 124
City of East Providence v. Local 850, International Ass'n of Firefighters · 366 A.2d 1151
City of Alpena v. Alpena Fire Fighters Ass'n · 224 N.W.2d 672
Lemoine v. Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals · 113 R.I. 285

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Ervin v. Ervin · 458 A.2d 342
Local 1277, Metropolitan Council No. 23, American Federation of State Employees v. City of Center Line · 327 N.W.2d 822
International Ass'n of Fire Fighters, Local 669 v. City of Scranton · 59 Pa. Commw. 235

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