Legal Opinion
O'DONNELL v. State
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 7, 1977No. 75-69-AppealPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
On May 13, 1971, the plaintiffs, Eleanor and James O’Donnell, owned a farm called “Ye Homestead” consisting of 34.69 acres of land, a 10-room typical New England farmhouse, a two-car garage, a cement block structure, several outbuildings, and a well that produced 30 gallons of water per minute. The farm was situated in the town of North Smithfield and fronted on the northerly side of Pound Hill Road for a distance of 690 feet. Mr. O’Donnell used a portion of the land as experimental turf plots, on which he tested various fertilizer compounds derived from sewer sludge. He hoped that his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Director of Public WorksSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
- Hall v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1923
- Palazzi v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1974
- Hervey v. City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1926
- Travellers Building Ass'n, Inc. v. Providence Redevelopment AgencySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Warwick Musical Theatre, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
- J.W.A. Realty, Inc. v. City of CranstonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Ocean Road Partners v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
- Capital Properties, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
- Gorham v. PUBLIC BLDG. AUTH. OF CITY OF PROVIDENCESupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
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