Peerless Insurance Co. v. Viegas

OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

This case is before the court on the appeal of the plaintiff, Peerless Insurance Co. (Peerless), from a Superior Court denial of its motion for summary judgment. It has long been established in Rhode Island that as a general rule only final judgments are ap-pealable to this court. Murphy v. Charlie’s Home Improvement Co., 117 R.I. 324, 327, 366 A.2d 809, 811 (1976); D’Angelo v. Ventura, 72 R.I. 120, 48 A.2d 247 (1946); McAuslan v. McAuslan, 34 R.I. 462, 83 A. 837 (1912); 1 Kent, R.I. Civ. Prac. § 56.12 (1969). An order of the Superior Court denying summary judgment is…