Legal Opinion
O'Neil v. Providence Amusement Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 2, 1920PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Criminal Complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
This case comes before us upon the constitutionality of Section 5 of Chapter 131 of the General Laws of 1909 as amended by Chapter 1780 of the Public Laws of 1919, approved April 24, 1919. The act is entitled, "Of diminishing danger to life in case of fire."
The portion of the act which we are called upon to examine in the consideration of the questions presented to us is as follows: "The board of fire commissioners, or in case there is no such board, the chief of the fire department of every city shall station in every theatre during the time any audience is present therein a fireman, and the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Allgeyer v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Buchanan v. WarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by7 opinions
- County of Ventura v. Southern California Edison Co.California Court of Appeal · 1948
- Hudson Circle Servicenter, Inc. v. KearnySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- Connecticut Theatrical Corp. v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Wagner v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
- Bounty Ballroom v. BainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
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