Legal Opinion
In Re City of Warwick
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 11, 1964No. Equity No. 3029PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
This is a petition for a declaratory judgment under the uniform declaratory judgments act, G. L. 1956, chap. 30 of title 9. It was brought by Horace Hobbs in his capacity as mayor of the city of Warwick and seeks a declaration as to whether the mode and manner of selection of members of the board of canvassers, the zoning board of review, and the board of assessment review are to be determined by the provisions of the municipal charter enacted by the legislature in 1960 or by statutes of general application enacted prior to 1960. The case is before us on an appeal from a decree of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Manhattan Storage & Warehouse Co. v. Movers & Warehousemen's Ass'n of Greater New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Kilroy v. O'ConnorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Redick v. Peony ParkNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by15 opinions
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