Legal Opinion
Scittarelli v. Providence Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 16, 1980No. 78-395-AppealPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
This is a civil action in which a Superior Court jury awarded damages to the plaintiff, Catherine Seittarelli, for personal injuries sustained when the oven door in her kitchen stove flew open, struck her, and tossed her to the floor. The plaintiff filed suit against the Providence Gas Company in 1961. In 1977, the defendant moved for dismissal of the complaint for lack of prosecution, and the plaintiff responded with a motion to assign the case under an amended complaint to the continuous jury trial calendar. The Superior Court denied the defendant’s motion…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Wilkinson v. VeseySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
- Ritter v. Narragansett Electric CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- Franklin v. Skelly Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Romano v. Westinghouse Electric Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
- Marshall v. TomaselliSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Mills v. State Sales, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
- Guilbeault v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
- Thomas v. Amway Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
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