Legal Opinion
Pitocco v. Harrington
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 20, 1998No. 96-555-AppealPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
This action for damages arose out of a local building official’s wrongful denial of a building permit and his unilateral imposition of fines and a lien against the plaintiffs’ property for their alleged violations of a zoning ordinance. The plaintiffs, Anthony and Barbara Pitocco, appeal from a Superior Court order dismissing certain claims against the defendant budding official, Richard Harrington (Harrington), and dismissing the defendant town of Foster town council members in their individual capacities. 1 The plaintiffs also appeal from a Superior Court order…
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