Estate of Richard J. Deeble v. Rhode Island Department of Transportation

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on January 21, 2016, after a justice of the Superior Court entered a judgment in favor of the defendant, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT). The plaintiff, the Estate of Richard J. Dee-ble (plaintiff or estate), appealed the trial justice’s determination that the estate is, not entitled to a right of first refusal to repurchase land condemned for highway-purposes under article 6, section 19 of the Rhode Island Constitution. On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the trial justice erred in failing…