Legal Opinion
Lundgren v. Pawtucket Firefighters Ass'n Local No. 1261
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 31, 1991No. 89-405-AppealPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This controversy comes before us on appeals taken by the defendants following a Superior Court jury trial. The defendants are members of the Pawtucket Firefighters Association Local No. 1261 (local 1261) and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF or International). The five plaintiffs at the trial and the appellees before us are Ralph Lundgren (Lundgren), Joseph Scully (Scully), Raymond Murray (Murray), Frank Sylvester (Sylvester), and Florent Gendreau (Gendreau).
The record indicated that the five plaintiffs were employed by the city of Paw-tucket as…
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