Ims v. Town of Portsmouth

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on September 28, 2011, on appeal by the plaintiff, Jerry F. Ims (Ims or plaintiff), from a Superior Court judgment in favor of the defendants, the Town of Portsmouth (town), its then chief of police, Dennis Seale (Chief Seale), and now-retired Lieutenant Manuel Vierra (Lt. Vier-ra), on all counts in the complaint.1 The plaintiff, a former Portsmouth police officer, filed an action alleging malicious prosecution, tortious interference with contractual relations, violation of the Rhode Island Whistleblowers’…