Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. State
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 6, 1989No. 87-449-AppealPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This is an appeal from an entry of judgment in the Superior Court in favor of the defendant on its motion for judgment on the pleadings. The facts of the case insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows.
On June 24, 1983, Edward O’Brien, the plaintiff, was a patron at the Lincoln Woods State Park in Lincoln, Rhode Island. As plaintiff was walking on the park premises, he tripped over a horseshoe stake or iron bar that had been embedded amid the grass in such fashion that it was not visible to him. The plaintiff commenced an action in the Superior Court…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mariorenzi v. Joseph DiPonte, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
- Ryan v. State, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Catone v. MedberrySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
- Barratt v. BurlinghamSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Catone v. MedberrySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
- Verity Ex Rel. Verity v. DantiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1991
- Quality Court Condominium Ass'n v. Quality Hill Development Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
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