Legal Opinion
Andersen v. Sundlun
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 28, 1993No. 91-662-AppealPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
In this case the former high sheriff of Providence County has challenged the Governor’s appointment of his replacement. He now appeals from the entry of summary judgment against him in the Superior Court. 1 For the reasons that follow we affirm.
On April 4, 1977, Raymond Tempest (Tempest), was appointed by Governor J. Joseph Garrahy to the position of high sheriff of Providence County. In the beginning Tempest served at the pleasure of the Governor under the provisions of G.L. 1956, § 42-29-1. However, during the next legislative session Tempest became subject to a fixed…
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