Legal Opinion
Becker v. Beaudoin
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 9, 1970No. 617-AppealPublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, C. J.
This civil action to recover damages resulting from the death of Frank Harold Becker was brought pursuant to the provisions of the Wrongful Death Act, so called, G. L. 1956, §10-7-1, et seq., after the timely making of a claim against the Town of Coventry pursuant to the provisions of §45-15-5 and denial thereof by the town council. The matter was subsequently heard by a justice of the Superior Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss, which was granted. From that decision the plaintiff prosecuted an appeal to this court.
The plaintiff alleges that Becker had been taken into custody by the…
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