Legal Opinion
Amico's Inc. v. Mattos
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 15, 2002No. 2001-118-AppealPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEDERBERG, Justice.
Does the Town of East Greenwich have the authority to regulate smoking in bars and restaurants located within its borders? We hold that it does. In 1999 the Rhode Island Department of Health issued a health alert, reporting that “the vast majority of restaurants in Rhode Island still allow smoking and in so doing represent one of the last public exposures to [secondhand smoke] for children.” The alert “strongly recommended” that parents not take children into restaurants that allow smoking, and it proceeded to identify numerous risks of secondhand smoke to children —…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pontbriand v. SundlunSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
- Lynch v. KingSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Town of East Greenwich v. O'NEILSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
- Gara Realty, Inc. v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
- Nugent Ex Rel. Hurd v. City of East ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- National Ass'n of Tobacco Outlets, Inc. v. City of ProvidenceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- In Re TavaresSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
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