Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority v. Nugent
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 26, 1962No. Eq. No. 2973, Ex. No. 10352PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrost, J.
This is a petition for a declaratory judgment to which the respondent Mount Hope Bridge Authority filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. From a decree of the superior court denying the motion the said respondent has duly prosecuted an appeal to this court.
From the petition it appears that Jamestown Bridge Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, was created as a public corporation and an agency of the state by P. L. 1937, chap. 2536, as amended, for the purpose of erecting a bridge between the towns of Jamestown and North Kingstown with power to issue bonds and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- People v. Illinois Toll Highway CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Easley v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Ewalt v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Hope Natural Gas Co. v. West Virginia Turnpike CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Capital Properties, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
- Pellegrino v. Rhode Island Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
- Vanlaarhoven v. NewmanDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
- Rollins Ex Rel. Estate of Rollins v. Board of Governors for Higher EducationDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1990
- Absi v. State of Rhode Island Department of Administration, 98-4723 (1999)Superior Court of Rhode Island · 1999
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