Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Rose
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 7, 2011No. 2009-220-AppealPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.
The plaintiff, Leslie Rivera, appeals from a Superior Court order denying her motions to (1) vacate a judgment on an arbitration award and (2) allow her to file a rejection of the arbitration award out of time. The plaintiff asserts that the trial justice abused her discretion in ruling that the plaintiffs failure to file a rejection of the arbitration award within the appropriate time limit was not excusable neglect. The plaintiff argues that excusable neglect obtained because, as a result of circumstances beyond her control, she did not receive…
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