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Brown v. State

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 30, 1986No. 85-124-AppealPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

The plaintiffs, Mary Brown and Kevin Brown, are before us on a consolidated appeal from the dismissal by a Superior Court trial justice of their respective petitions seeking compensation benefits from the Violent Crimes Indemnity Fund pursuant to the pertinent provisions of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) chapter 25 of title 12 (1985 Cum.Supp.), the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1972.

The plaintiffs were injured in February 1983 when they were assaulted in separate incidents by inmates at the Adult Correctional Institutions where plaintiffs were employed as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Cacchillo v. H. Leach MacHinery CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
  2. Greco v. FaragoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
  3. Iorio v. ChinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  4. Lindsay v. CrohanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
  5. New York State Department of Audit & Control v. Crime Victims Compensation BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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