Matarese v. Dunham

OPINION

This case came before the Supreme Court on January 22, 1997, pursuant to an order that directed the plaintiff, Joan A Matarese, and the defendants, the city of Providence (city), through its treasurer, Stephen T. Na-politano, and Victor F. Dunham (Dunham), to show cause why this appeal should not be summarily decided. The order identified “the correctness of [the Superior Court’s] exclusion of interest against the city” as the sole issue in the plaintiffs appeal.

After hearing the arguments of counsel and reviewing the memoranda filed by the parties, this Court concludes that cause has…