Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corp. v. Coffey & Martinelli, Ltd.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice (Ret.).

This case comes before us on an appeal by Muriel A. Lanfredi (Lanfredi or defendant) from the Superior Court order that granted the motion of Rhode Island Depositors’ Economic Protection Corporation (DEPCO or plaintiff) to strike the defendant’s demand of a trial by jury. The defendant also appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court that extinguished her cross-claim against John E. Martinelli, a co-defendant. She appeals from an implicit determination in respect to the striking of her claim to a jury trial that she is hable as a guarantor on the…