Legal Opinion

Smith v. Boyd

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 19, 1989No. 88-224-AppealPublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case is an appeal by the defendants James F. and Virginia Boyd, and the defendant-intervenors, Philip and Patricia Du-rigan. The case was tried in the Superior Court by a justice sitting without a jury. The trial court judgment permanently enjoined the Boyds from selling their Narragansett realty to the Durigans, and required them to convey instead to the plaintiffs. We reverse.

The record contains the following pertinent facts. The Boyds own a Cape Cod house on Boston Neck Road in the town of Narragansett. The Boyds decided to sell their house. On January 28, 1988,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. Mary Ellen Winston v. Mediafare Entertainment Corporation, Gallavants, Inc., and Ralph SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  3. Hotchkiss v. National City Bank of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1911
  4. Mississippi & Dominion Steamship Co. v. SwiftSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1894
  5. Ardente v. HoranSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976

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3Cited by66 opinions

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