Amico's Inc. v. Mattos

789 A.2d 899 (2002)

AMICO'S INCORPORATED, d/b/a Pal's Family Restaurant et al.

v.

Thomas MATTOS et al.

No. 2001-118-Appeal.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 15, 2002.

Present WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

Brian A. Goldman, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Edmund L. Alves, Jr., Jeffrey B. Pine, Providence, for Defendant.

OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

Does the Town of East Greenwich have the authority to regulate smoking in bars and restaurants located within its borders? We hold that it does. In 1999 the Rhode Island Department of Health issued a health alert, reporting…