Legal Opinion
Smith v. Cumberland School Committee
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 3, 1980No. 79-22-AppealPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORIS, Justice.
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has certified to this court two questions of law that require us to decide whether a school committee or the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH) must bear the cost of providing special education for handicapped children.
The facts underlying this litigation are not in dispute. Thomas Smith, a twelve-year-old multihandicapped child, and his parents reside in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Due to Thomas’s physical and emotional handicaps, the regular programs offered in the Cumberland…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Loughran v. FlandersDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1979
- In Re DoeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Naughton v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
- Roe v. AffleckSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
3Cited by8 opinions
- Smith v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Thomas F. Smith, Jr. v. Cumberland School CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Hurry Ex Rel. Hurry v. JonesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
- Anthony Voccio and Domenic Voccio v. Reliance Insurance Companies, Anthony Voccio and Domenic Voccio v. Reliance Insurance CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Carroll Ex Rel. Carroll v. CapalboDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
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