Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Ross
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 1, 1984No. 81-607-AppealPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This is the second chapter in a continuing controversy involving a tract of land in Little Compton, Rhode Island. The plaintiffs, Mary and Antone Thomas (Thomas-es), 1 brought suit in 1971 to have the defendants, James and Kathleen Ross (Ross-es), remove obstructions to a right-of-way the Thomases claimed to own over the Rosses’ property. The easement provided the Thomases with access to a main road and shoreline that were not otherwise accessible from their property.
When we were last visited by these principals in Thomas v. Ross, 119 R.I. 231, 376 A.2d 1368 (1977),…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Morrissey v. CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Altieri v. DolanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Spangler v. SchausSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- Tim Hennigan Co. v. Anthony A. Nunes, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- McClellan v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
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3Cited by25 opinions
- In Re BrownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
- Donnelly v. CowsillSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
- Matter of Dissolution of Anderson, Zangari & BossianSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
- Bossian v. AndersonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2010
- Burke-Tarr Company v. Ferland CorporationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
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