United Lending Corp. v. City of Providence

OPINION

GOLDBERG, Justice.

This case came before the Supreme Court on April 1, 2003, on appeal by the defendant, City of Providence (the city or defendant), from a judgment granting summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, United Lending Corporation (United or plaintiff) 1 and denying its cross-motion for summary judgment. A justice of the Superior Court ordered the city to reimburse the plaintiff for real estate taxes that it paid to the city as a result of incorrect information supplied by the tax cohector. The plaintiff aheged that because it was erroneously informed by the tax collector…