Pepin v. Donovan

OPINION

This case came before a hearing panel of this court pursuant to a motion filed by the defendant, Arthur J. Donovan, Jr., d/b/a Yankee Auto Rental (Yankee), who sought to appeal both the denial of his motion for summary judgment and the granting of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.

It is undisputed that on November 21, 1979, pursuant to Yankee’s failure to file a 1979 annual report, its corporate charter was revoked. The defendant, however, continued to do business as a corporation. Likewise throughout this period of revocation, the city of Warwick continued to assess taxes.

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