Legal Opinion
Root v. Providence Water Supply Board
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 10, 2004No. 2001-499-Appeal, 2003-370-AppealPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
A public entity used the power of eminent domain to take private property for public use. In doing so, however, it apparently faded to personally notify some of the property’s easement owners about the taking. It also failed to pay just compensation to them for extinguishing their easements. Eventually, the easement owners discovered the taking and the identity of the public entity that took it. But fearful that they apparently were out of time to sue the condemning authority, they instead sued other public entities that now own or use their former easements. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Helen McLanahan Stevens v. Chauncey C. LoomisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
- Reitsma v. Pascoag Reservoir & Dam, LLCSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
- Gorham v. PUBLIC BLDG. AUTH. OF CITY OF PROVIDENCESupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
- Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- R & R Associates v. City of Providence Water Supply BoardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
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3Cited by8 opinions
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