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Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce v. State

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 24, 1995No. 94-153-AppealPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This action brought in the Superior Court for Providence County seeks a declaratory judgment regarding the effect of the “Public Trust Doctrine” on certain interests that each plaintiff has in certain real property. 1 The plaintiffs, who are the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce (Chamber of Commerce), Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Narragansett Electric Company (electric company), and Providence Gas Company (gas company), and the defendant State of Rhode Island (state) filed a joint petition and an agreed statement of facts seeking the declaratory judgment.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Martin v. Lessee of WaddellSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
  4. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. State v. IbbisonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Toste Farm Corp. v. Hadbury, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
  2. Newport Realty, Inc. v. LynchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
  3. Town of Warren v. Thornton-WhitehouseSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  4. Providence & Worcester Railroad v. PineSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  5. State Ex Rel. Town of Westerly v. BradleySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005

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