Legal Opinion
O'Sullivan v. Rhode Island Hospital
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 26, 2005No. 2003-70-AppealPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBINSON, Justice.
The appeal in this wrongful death ease requires us to consider the applicability of the specific statute of limitations that is an integral part of our wrongful death statute against the background of a most unusual series of events that preceded the tragic death of the plaintiffs decedent. The result that we reach in this case is a function of the highly unusual fact pattern that is set forth in the record; we have dealt with that fact pattern with our attention constantly fixed on the relevant statutory language as construed pursuant to established principles of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Accent Store Design, Inc. v. Marathon House, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996
- Maughan v. SW Servicing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Gaither v. City Hospital, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- Foil v. BallingerUtah Supreme Court · 1979
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- Estate of Giuliano v. GiulianoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
- Pastore v. SamsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
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- Hill v. Rhode Island State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
- Haffenreffer v. HaffenrefferSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2010
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