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Shipyard Drive-In-Theatre, Inc. v. Scuncio

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided August 18, 1970No. 738-APublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.

This civil action was commenced by the filing of a complaint in the Superior Court as authorized by Super. R. Civ. P. 3. It was heard by a Superior Court justice who concluded that, although by the first prayer which called for injunctive relief the complaint was in the nature of a bill in equity, plaintiffs, when all other prayers were considered, were actually seeking a declaratory judgment as authorized by P. L. 1959, chap. 90, sec. 1, now G. L. 1956, chap. 30 of title 9, as amended. Neither in their oral arguments nor briefs have the parties raised any question regarding the posture of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Cox v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. A Book Named "John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" v. Attorney General of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Parente v. SouthworthSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  2. State v. LesieureSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  3. Mansolillo v. TaftSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1974
  4. Scuncio v. Columbus Theatre, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  5. State v. BerberianSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981

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