Legal Opinion
May v. Penn TV & Furniture Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 6, 1996No. 94-512-MPPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
We recently warned that in a lawsuit “appearances can be deceiving.” 1 This case presents an object lesson in just how deceptive they can be. 2
Facts
This certiorari matter is here on the petition of the plaintiff, Thomas May (May), to review the dismissal of his complaint against defendant Joseph Merolla III (Merolla) for lack of service of process. In February 1991 May filed and served a complaint against defendant Penn T.V. & Furniture Co., Inc. (Penn), for personal injuries May suffered in a November 1989 auto accident with a truck driven by an unidentified Penn…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lynch v. KingSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Kelaghan v. RobertsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Shannon v. Norman Block, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- Cohen v. GoldmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1957
- In Re Kimberly and JamesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1990
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- DeLuca v. DeLucaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
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