Legal Opinion
National Velour Corp. v. Durfee
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 21, 1994No. 93-265-AppealPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on the basis of two certified questions from the Superior Court, pursuant to G.L.1956 (1985 Reenactment) § 9-24-27, concerning a party’s right to a jury trial for certain environmental-enforcement proceedings. The relevant facts are not in dispute and are as follows.
National Velour Corporation (National Vel-our) is a Rhode Island corporation engaged in surface coating. 1 On May 14, 1990, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) issued a Notice of Violation and Order and Penalty (notice) to National Velour, alleging that…
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