Legal Opinion
Clift v. Narragansett Television L.P.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 23, 1996No. 94-594-AppealPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOURCIER, Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal from a final judgment of the Superior Court following summary judgment in favor of Narragansett Television, L.P.
I
Facts and Travel
On the morning of May 17, 1993, a tragic series of events began to unfold. Early that morning, from his home in Chepaehet in the town of Glocester, Bruce E. Clift (decedent) telephoned his wife, Judith A. Clift (Clift), who was at work to tell her that “it’s over” and that he was going to commit suicide.
It appears that it was known that her husband was a mentally ill person, and so Clift left her workplace…
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