Legal Opinion
Housing Authority of City of Newport v. Massey
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 16, 1975No. 73-319-AppealPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
In this civil action commenced in the Second Division District Court and heard de novo on appeal in the Superior Court, the plaintiff seeks to regain possession of certain premises leased by it to the defendant. The case is here on the defendant’s appeal from a judgment on the pleadings for the plaintiff under Super. R. Civ. P. 12(c).
The plaintiff alleges in its complaint that it acquired :the right, under G. L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §34-18-9, as amended by P. L. 1974, ch. 11, §1, 1 to recover possession of those premises because the defendant allowed the stipulated rent for the leased…
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- Housing Authority of the City of Omaha, Nebraska v. United States Housing Authority, Etc., and National Tenants OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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- Judkins v. CharetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
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