Legal Opinion

Banks v. Bowen's Landing Corp.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 27, 1987No. 85-408-AppealPublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

The plaintiff, Thomas 0. Banks (Banks), appeals from a partial summary judgment granted by two Superior Court trial justices to three of the defendants — Bowen’s Landing Corporation (BLC), Ronald R. Fa-tulli (Fatulli), and Bowen’s Wharf Company (BWC). 1 The trial justices held that the defendants cannot be held liable for negligence for allegedly failing to post warning signs, erect barriers, or take other actions necessary to prevent patrons of a Newport establishment called The Landing, situated on Bowen’s Wharf, from falling or diving into a body of water known as…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Thompson v. County of AlamedaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Ballard v. UribeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by107 opinions

  1. Palmisciano v. Burrillville Racing Ass'nSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
  2. Hydro-Manufacturing, Inc. v. Kayser-Roth Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
  3. Swerdlick v. KochSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
  4. Mallane v. Holyoke Mutual Insurance Co. in SalemSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
  5. Ferreira v. StrackSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994

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