Levcowich v. Chorney

OPINION

These appeals challenge judgments entered by two Superior Court justices, both of whom found that the State of Rhode Island was required to pay on judgments entered in condemnation proceedings interest calculated at a rate of 12 percent per annum from the day of the taking. On March 16, 1982, the directors, through their attorneys, appeared before a panel of this court in response to an order to show cause why both appeals should not be summarily dismissed.

This controversy stems from action taken by the General Assembly at its January 1981 session when it enacted P.L.1981, ch. 54,…