LANCELLOTTI v. LANCELLOTTI, 453 A.2d 1100 (R.I. 1982)

453 A.2d 1100 Alfred LANCELLOTTI v. Alma LANCELLOTTI. No. 82-440-M.P.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. December 16, 1982. Joseph E. Marran, Jr., Pawtucket, for petitioner. Howard I. Lipsey, Providence, for respondent. [1] ORDER [2] The petition for writ of certiorari and petitioner’s motion for stay are both denied.

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FLINT v. SHARKEY, 106 R.I. 841 (1970)

ROBERT W. FLINT, JR. v. JOHN F. SHARKEY, Acting Warden. M.P. No. 916.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. March 24, 1970. Petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted with special emphasis to be made by counsel both in briefs and oral argument on the issue whether, in the light of our holding in Bishop v. […]

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MALINOU v. LAFRANCE, 107 R.I. 916 (1970)

MARTIN S. MALINOU v. AUGUST P. LAFRANCE, Secretary of State. M.P. No. 1130.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. July 24, 1970. Motion for leave to file petition for writ of certiorari denied. Martin Malinou, for petitioner. Herbert F. DeSimone, Attorney General, Maurice Hendel, Francis Boyle, for respondent.

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WHOLEY BOILER WORKS v. LEWIS, 45 R.I. 441 (1924)

123 A. 595 WHOLEY BOILER WORKS vs. JOHN D. LEWIS. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. March 7, 1924. PRESENT: Sweetland, C.J., Vincent, Stearns, Rathbun, and Sweeney, JJ. (1) Contracts. Construction. The primary rule in the construction of contracts is that the court must, if possible, ascertain and give effect to the mutual intention of the […]

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THE STATE (HUDSON, COM.) v. GEORGE HEAD, 3 R.I. 135 (1855)

THE STATE (Hudson, Com.) v. GEORGE HEAD. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. MARCH TERM, 1855. Under the act for the effectual suppression of Drinking Houses and Tippling Shops, to sell liquor, and to keep liquor for sale, are distinct offences. A conviction or an acquittal, upon a charge of selling, would not be a bar […]

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WOOD v. DURKIN, 798 A.2d 952 (R.I. 2002)

798 A.2d 952 Joseph T. Wood, Jr. v. Mary-Ellen Durkin. No. 2001-70-Appeal. (W 97-496)Supreme Court of Rhode Island. June 14, 2002 Family Court, Lipsey, J. Page 953 Robert J. Cosentino, for Plaintiff. H. Jefferson Melish, for Defendant. Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ. OPINION PER CURIAM. This case came before the Court […]

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ANKNEY v. PETTINE, 79 R.I. 471 (1952)

90 A.2d 430 ELIZABETH ANKNEY vs. ULDRICH PETTINE. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. July 11, 1952. PRESENT: Flynn, C.J., Capotosto, Baker, Condon and O’Connell, JJ. 1. PROBATE LAW AND PROCEDURE. Probate Appeals. Who Is Person “Aggrieved.” The determination of who is a person “aggrieved” under statute allowing appeal from order or decree of probate court […]

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LAVEY v. LAVEY, 117 R.I. 939 (1976)

RAYMOND LAVEY, Administrator of Estate of Catherine Lavey v. EDWARD LAVEY, Alias, JULIA LAVEY, Alias. APPEAL No. 76-114.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. November 18, 1976. Motion of defendants for extension of time to file their brief is denied as being moot, said brief having already been filed. William J. Peotrowski, Jr., for plaintiff. DeCosta and […]

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TAYLOR v. HOWARD, 110 R.I. 927 (1972)

FREDERICK A. TAYLOR v. FRANCIS A. HOWARD, Warden. M.P. No. 1775.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. October 12, 1972. Petition for habeas corpus granted for the sole purpose of having the parties orally argue and brief the question of what is the effect on a sentence imposed in the Superior Court when, in the sentencing proceedings, […]

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MENDES v. MENDES, 111 R.I. 571 (1973)

305 A.2d 97 ALBERTINA V. MENDES vs. AMBROSE C. MENDES. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. June 6, 1973. PRESENT: Roberts, C.J., Paolino, Kelleher and Doris, JJ. 1. FAMILY COURT. Appeals. Timeliness. In considering whether appeal was timely, court determines it was since the decision of the Family Court appealed from was interlocutory in Page 572 […]

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RHODE ISLAND DEPT., EDUC. v. WARWICK SCHOOL COMM., 696 A.2d 281 (R.I. 1997)

696 A.2d 281 Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education v. Warwick School Committee. No. 95-612-M.P.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. May 29, 1997 Appeal from Warwick Teachers’ Union. Weisberger, CJ., Lederberg, Bourcier, Flanders, JJ., Concurring. William E. Smith, Paul Pontarelli, for Plaintiff. Richard A. Skolnik, Howard R. Haronian, for Defendant. Page 282 [1] OPINION […]

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DENNENY v. WEBSTER, 16 R.I. 6 (1887)

11 A. 295 PATRICK C. DENNENY vs. GEORGE E. WEBSTER, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Providence. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. October 22, 1887. When an appeal is taken under Pub. Laws, R.I. cap. 596, of May 27, 1886, amended by cap. 634, of May 4, 1887, being “An […]

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GRYGIEL v. GRYGIEL, 68 R.I. 155 (1942)

26 A.2d 743 JOHN J. GRYGIEL, Admr. vs. PETER F. GRYGIEL. Supreme Court of Rhode Island. June 18, 1942. PRESENT: Flynn, C.J., Moss, Capotosto, Baker and Condon, JJ. 1. Appeal and Error § 1049. Admission of Evidence. Where evidence of questionable materiality appeared substantially without objection elsewhere in the transcript, admission thereof was not prejudicial. […]

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IN RE SHAWN B., 864 A.2d 621 (R.I. 2005)

In re SHAWN B. et al.[1] No. 2002-703-Appeal.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. January 21, 2005. [1] Shawn reached the age of maturity after this case was heard in the Family Court but before the appeal reached us. See G.L. 1956 § 15-12-1. This opinion, then, relates only to Shawn’s younger brother, Brandon, who will turn […]

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FLATHER v. NORBERG, 114 R.I. 958 (1975)

CHARLES R. FLATHER v. JOHN H. NORBERG, Tax Administrator. M. P. No. 75-136.Supreme Court of Rhode Island. June 3, 1975. Petition for writ of certiorari granted. Edwards Angell, Charles G. Edwards, Anne L. Northrup, for petitioner. Julius C. Michaelson, Attorney General, Allen P. Rubine, Special Asst. Attorney General, Perry Shatkin, Chief Legal Officer (Taxation), for […]

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