Legal Opinion
Picerne v. Sylvestre
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 6, 1974No. 1882-AppealPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
This petition to foreclose a taxpayer’s right of redemption was brought pursuant to the pertinent •provisions of G. L. 1956 (1970 Reenactment) eh. 9 of title 44. It was heard and granted by a justice of the Superior Court. The respondents have appealed. Hereafter, we shall refer to the litigants by their last names.
In 1951, the Sylvestres purchased a single-family home that was located in Cranston. On May 25, 1960, the city’s tax collector held a tax sale. He sold the Sylvestres’ home to Picerne. The Sylvestres have continued to live in the home during the entire period -from ¡the time of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hefner v. Northwestern Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Greene v. EsquibelNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
- Spangler v. SchausSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- Whiteman v. MattsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- Broadhurst v. American Colloid CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Lippert v. JungCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- R.J.E.P. Associates v. HellewellSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
- Theta Properties v. Ronci Realty Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
- Picerne v. SylvestreSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Kildeer Realty v. Brewster Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
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