Legal Opinion

Mello v. DaLomba

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 3, 2002No. 2000-375-AppealPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

The plaintiff, Joao Mello 1 (plaintiff) appeals a Superior Court order granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendants, Joseph DaLomba (DaLomba) and his company, High Tech Construction, Inc. (High Tech) 2 (collectively referred to as defendants). The judgment disposed of the plaintiffs nine-count complaint filed after the plaintiff was allegedly fired by DaLomba, his former employer. Because we conclude that the Superior Court trial justice mistakenly granted the defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law, we sustain the plaintiffs appeal in part and remand the…

3Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Bouchard v. PriceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  3. DiLuglio v. Providence Auto Body, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  4. Raimbeault v. Takeuchi Manufacturing (U.S.), Ltd.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  5. Insurance Co. of North America v. Kayser-Roth Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001

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4Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Gray v. DerderianDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2005

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