Legal Opinion

O'Coin v. Woonsocket Institution Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 15, 1988No. 85-558-AppealPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff arising out of a judgment of the Superior Court granting a motion by the defendant for summary judgment. The plaintiff assigns as error that the trial justice misconstrued the applicable statute of limitation. The plaintiff further asserts that testimony given and documents produced by the defendant pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum were not subject to an absolute privilege. Because we hold as a matter of law that the plaintiff has sustained no legally cognizable injuries, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Initially we note that…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Wilkinson v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
  2. Pickering v. American Employers InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  3. Peterson v. Idaho First National BankIdaho Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Fuscellaro v. Industrial National CorporationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
  5. Pera v. Kroger Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lamarque v. Centreville Sayings BankSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
  2. Ross-Simons of Warwick, Inc. v. Baccarat, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1998
  3. Ondine Shipping Corp. v. CataldoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  4. Ims v. Town of PortsmouthSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2011
  5. Lyons v. Town of ScituateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989

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