Legal Opinion
O'REILLY v. Town of Glocester
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 2, 1993No. 91-238-AppealPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
The plaintiffs in this case are several landowners in the town of Glocester whose properties abut a right-of-way. The plaintiffs brought suit in Superior Court, seeking to have the court order the defendant, town of Glocester (Glocester), to locate, mark, and repair this right-of-way so that it would be safe for travel. The trial justice denied the plaintiffs’ complaint, and the plaintiffs’ appealed to this court.
We begin with a review of the background and history of this case. The right-of-way that is the subject of plaintiffs’ lawsuit is a trail or path known as a…
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