Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Cumberland Town Council
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 30, 2003No. 2001-290-M.PPublished
1Opinion of the Court
826 A.2d 972 (2003)
William GARDNER, et al.
v.
CUMBERLAND TOWN COUNCIL et al.
No. 2001-290-M.P.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
June 30, 2003.
Thomas Hefner, Esq., Scott Partington, Esq., Richard Kirby, Esq., Cumberland, for Plaintiff.
Mortimer Newton, Esq., for Defendant.
Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., and FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
Abandoned, unnamed, and existing only on paper, a town streetsurrounded by abutting property ownersawaits its fate on this petition for certiorari. But do we have jurisdiction to review the merits of a town council's decision to abandon the street?…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Zeilstra v. Barrington Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Taub v. PirnieNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Smithfield Concerned Citizens for Fair Zoning v. The Town of Smithfield, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- O'REILLY v. Town of GlocesterSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1993
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