Legal Opinion
Curtis v. State Department for Children & Their Families
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 13, 1987No. 85-136-AppealPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FAY, Chief Justice.
This Superior Court action for false imprisonment, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress arose out of the three-day hospitalization of a suspected victim of child abuse under G.L. 1956 (1977 Reenactment) chapter 11 of title 40. 1 The plaintiffs are the child, Elizabeth Curtis, and her parents, Wilson Curtis, Jr., and Theresa Curtis. The defendants are the State of Rhode Island Department for Children and Their Families (DCF); Mary Rice, social worker for the Coventry School System; Edward Kenaghan, protective worker for DCF; Kent…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- D'Ambra v. United StatesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
- Webbier v. Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- Champlin v. Washington Trust Co., of WesterlySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- Powers v. CarvalhoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Elias v. YoungkenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- DiBattista v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
- Andrade v. Jamestown Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Marchetti v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
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