Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Ross

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided August 19, 1977No. 76-32-AppealPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPaolino, J.

This is a civil action brought in Superior

Court to enforce an easement to pass over the defendants’ property in Little Compton. The plaintiffs, Antone S. and Mary S. Thomas, sought damages and injunctive relief against James L. and Kathleen F. Ross, who had erected obstructions at each end of the claimed easement. The defendants denied the plaintiffs’ claim of an easement and filed a counterclaim and third-party complaint against their grantors, Mary S. Thomas and two others, seeking declartory and injunctive relief. After a trial without a jury, judgment was entered denying and dismissing…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hembree v. QuinnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Flanagan v. Kelly's System of New England, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
  3. Sullivan Granite Company v. VuonoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1927
  4. Crawford Realty Company v. OstrowSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1959
  5. Pawtucket MacHinery & Supply Corp. v. MonroeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1947

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Robidoux v. PelletierSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
  2. Thomas v. RossSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
  3. Friends of Sakonnet v. DutraDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1990
  4. Sacco v. Narragansett Electric Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
  5. Dorrance H. Hamilton v. Carol C. BallardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2017

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