Berman v. Sitrin

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

This case comes before us on appeal by the plaintiffs, Simcha Berman and Sarah Berman from summary judgment entered in the Superior Court in favor of the defendants, The Preservation Society of Newport (Society) and the City of Newport (Newport or city). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment for the Society but we vacate the grant of summary judgment for the city.

Facts and Travel

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