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Kelly v. C.H. Sprague & Sons Co.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 26, 1983No. 80-24-AppealPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendants, C.H. Sprague & Sons Company and Petroleum Heat & Power Company, from an order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. The plaintiffs are members of Teamsters Union Local No. 251 and were employed by defendant Petroleum Heat & Power Company (Petro) as fuel-oil truck drivers. Petro is a subsidiary of C.H. Spra-gue & Sons Company (Sprague). Both Pe-tro and Sprague are involved in the retail sale of fuel oil. Petro sells both light and heavy grades of oil to residential and industrial customers. Sprague sells heavier grades to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Kai Jakobsen v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  2. James K. Bettes v. Stonewall Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. Radio Corp. of America v. Radio Station KYFM, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  4. Berberian v. TravisonoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
  5. Paolino v. PaolinoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Rodriques v. SantosSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  2. Fiske v. MacGregor, Division of BrunswickSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  3. Menard & Co. Masonry Building Contractors v. Marshall Building Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
  4. Zarrella v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
  5. Cotrona v. Johnson & Wales CollegeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985

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