State Supreme Court / R.I.

Wells v. Uvex Winter Optical, Inc.

Decided January 19, 1994. Florence Kerins Murray wrote the opinion for the court.

635 A.2d 1188 · Cited 53 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.

Golden Gate Corporation v. Barrington College · 199 A.2d 586
King v. City of Seattle · 525 P.2d 228
Mesolella v. City of Providence · 508 A.2d 661
Alterio v. Biltmore Construction Corp. · 377 A.2d 237
Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. · 379 A.2d 344
Ballet Fabrics, Inc. v. Four Dee Realty Co., Inc. · 314 A.2d 1
Lisi v. Marra · 424 A.2d 1052
State v. Payette · 557 A.2d 72
Maderios v. Savino · 418 A.2d 839

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