On July 1, 2008, the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, the smallest state in the nation, gave a loud and mighty roar as it joined the chorus of high courts rejecting attempts to expand the use of the law of public nuisance as a means to sue manufacturers of lawful products. In so ...
Jr. et al.[2] The defendants had employed Johnson to resolve a problem arising under the will of Henry Warner Budlong. Budlong devised to the mother of Hope Maynard and Alice I. Hohler a life estate in 25 acres of land in Warwick and the remainder to the State of Rhode Island for a...
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The government structure has evolved from a combination of sources including the Rhode Island Constitution, General Laws, and executive orders. The state has a Supreme Court, superior courts, district courts, and municipal and probate courts. ...
There was a time when golf carts in Rhode Island were used exclusively to transport golfers around the course. Today however, golf carts have become an acceptable form of transportation to move about retirement communities, airports, sporting events, camp or other venues. The increased popularity ...
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The Supreme Court of Rhode Island reversed a Superior Court ruling which was decided in favor of an employee of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation who, as a member of a state highway clean up crew, was the driver of a state owned dump truck which was involved in a fatal accide...
- Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell. If you’d like to add your thoughts about Huntley’s legacy, please comment below. This story first appeared in Rhode Map, our free newsletter about Rhode Island that also contains information about local events, links to ...
(AP) — The Rhode Island Democratic Party, which unleashed a dayslong furor by endorsing a Donald Trump-voting male candidate over an incumbent woman, backtracked Thursday and withdrew the endorsement. The party rescinded its backing of Michael Earnheart over state Rep. Moira Walsh, who is ...