Legal Opinion
City of Warwick v. Aptt
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 21, 1985No. 82-463-AppealPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal brought by the plaintiff from an order entered in the Superior Court granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss. We vacate the order of the Superior Court and remand the case for a hearing on the merits. The facts are as follows.
On June 24, 1982, a complaint was filed on behalf of the city of Warwick by the city solicitor charging William R. and Diane L. Aptt, defendants, with violations of the city of Warwick zoning ordinance. Warwick Code §§ 5.14.2, 5.1 (1982). The plaintiff’s complaint stated that defendants had repeatedly used…
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