Legal Opinion
Andrade v. State
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 12, 1982No. 80-185-AppealPublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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SHEA, Justice.
This case is before us on appeal by the State of Rhode Island from the denial in the Superior Court of its motion to amend a judgment which had been rendered against it. The state had sought to eliminate prejudgment interest from the award. We sustain the appeal and enter judgment in the amount of $50,000.
The plaintiff brought suit in the Superior Court alleging that her son, a resident of the Rhode Island training school for youth, lost his life due to the negligence of state employees during a fire in that institution. The action was brought under the provisions of…
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