Legal Opinion
Contois v. Town of West Warwick
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 17, 2004No. 2003-379-AppealPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLAHERTY, Justice.
The plaintiffs, Thomas and Deborah Contois, have suffered a loss so profound that no mere judicial decision could ever provide a remedy. However, it falls upon this Court to address their appeal and their attempt to hold responsible those they claim contributed to the death of their eight-year-old son Zachary. The plaintiffs raise several issues in their appeal of a Superior Court judgment finding that the defendants, the Town of West Warwick and town rescue workers, were not grossly negligent in their delivery of emergency medical treatment to Zachary Contois. The…
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