Legal Opinion
Caran v. Freda
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 21, 1971No. 1264-M.PPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
We have issued certiorari so that we may consider an issue of considerable interest to the bench, bar and public of this state. It arises from the enactment of P. L. 1969, chap. 239, sec. 48, which substituted the Superior Court for this court as the tribunal having the original jurisdiction to review zoning board decisions. Formerly, an appeal from a zoning board’s decision was to this court by way of a statutory petition for certiorari. After the 1969 amendment became effective, the appellate jurisdiction of the Superior Court was to be invoked by the filing of a complaint in that court.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wolpe v. PoretskyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Esso Standard Oil Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Moyer v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1966
- Greenwich Gas Co. v. TuthillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Hassell v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Crosby v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1999
- Jeff Anthony Properties v. Zoning Board of Review of the Town of North ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
- Crosby v. County of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1999
- Marteg Corp. v. ZONING BD. OF REVIEW, ETC.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Town of Coventry v. Hickory Ridge Campground, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
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