Legal Opinion
Davis v. New England Pest Control Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 16, 1990No. 89-72-APublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
This matter is before the Supreme Court on the plaintiffs’ appeal from judgment for the defendant entered in Superior Court. The trial justice had granted the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. We reverse.
The events that give rise to this appeal began in May of 1984. Jeffrey M. and Anita J. Davis (plaintiffs or the Davises) entered into a purchase-and-sale agreement with Eva Champagne (Champagne) to purchase a house and land located at 21 Roedle Drive in the town of Hope, Rhode Island. The agreement contained a provision calling for a termite inspection prior to…
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