Legal Opinion
Malinou v. Powers
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 14, 1975No. 73-248-AppealPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
This action for a declaratory judgment was brought in the Superior Court by Martin Malinou as a citizen of this state and a delegate to its 1973 Constitutional Convention. He seeks a judgment declaring invalid those provisions of P. L. 1973, ch. 98, which purport to govern the convention’s agenda and duration, and he also asks for reasonable compensation for services rendered both as a delegate to the convention and as an attorney in these proceedings. Named as defendants are the State of Rhode Island, its general officers, and the chairman of the convention. The plaintiff’s principal…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dodge v. Board of Ed. of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Kaufman Malchman & Kirby, P.C. v. Hasbro, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Langton v. DemersSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
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