King v. Williamson

This is an appeal from a superior court judgment dismissing a civil complaint which seeks injunctive relief on constitutional grounds.

The plaintiff, a resident of the city of East Providence, on December 26, 1966, was the holder of an automobile driver’s license which had been duly issued by defendant in his capacity as registrar of motor vehicles. On that date, plaintiff was operating a motor vehicle on Pawtucket avenue in said city when he was stopped and taken into custody by an East Providence police officer who, for reasons not appearing, apparently believed plaintiff to be driving under…