Legal Opinion
R. I. Turnpike & Bridge Authority v. Cohen
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 30, 1981No. 79-175-AppealPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
The defendants, Dr. Earle F. Cohen and One Bellevue Avenue, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation, doing business as a hotel and restaurant, appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court permanently enjoining them from advertising an offer of dinner at the hotel in exchange for Newport Bridge tokens and from acquiring these tokens from resellers for promotional purposes. 1
The plaintiff, Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (the Authority), is a corporate and politic body created by statute with controlling authority to operate and maintain the Mt. Hope and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Camp v. ShannonTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Bitterman v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Veronica Lewis, Individually Etc., Naomi Barry Pottinger, Individually, Etc., Vincent Lewis, Daisy Llewellyn, and Margaret Clark, Individually, Etc. v. S. S. Baune, in the Matter of Skibs A/s Baumare and Torvald Klaveness, as Owner Andmanaging Owner of the S/s Baune, Petitioning for Exoneration From or Limitationof Liability v. Phyllis Hoyt, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
- Ackerman v. Tri-City Geriatric & Health Care, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Brown v. AmaralSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- Regan v. Cherry Corp.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1989
- Chavers v. Fleet Bank (RI), N.A.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
- Fund for Community Progress v. United Way of Southeastern New EnglandSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
- Nye v. BrousseauSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2010
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