Legal Opinion
Parent v. Woonsocket Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 17, 1958No. Ex. No. 9829PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
This action in assumpsit was brought to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract of employment. The case was heard in the superior court by a justice thereof, sitting without a jury, who rendered a decision for the plaintiff in the amount of $6,701.30. The case is before this court on the defendant’s exception thereto.
The material facts in the case are not in dispute. The plaintiff is an attorney at law who has been admitted to practice before all the courts of this state. The defendant is the housing authority of the city of Woonsocket, which was established on March 8, 1940 under…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson-Foster Co. v. D'Amore Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Mitchell v. Chester Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- McCormick v. Hanover TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Fortney v. BartolSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Little v. Conflict of Interest CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Casa DiMario, Inc. v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
- Piedmont Public Service District v. CowartCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995
- Housing Authority of Providence v. OropezaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
- Adler v. Lincoln Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1993
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