Legal Opinion
Jackvony v. Poncelet
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 3, 1991No. 89-177-AppealPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
The subject of this dispute is a right-of-way that traverses several parcels of land located in the town of East Greenwich. The plaintiffs, Bernard and Sharon Jackvo-ny, are before us on an appeal from a finding of a Superior Court justice in favor of the defendants, Felecien and Ruth Pon-celet. Hereafter we shall refer to the litigants by their last names.
The land now subject to this easement was once owned by G. Ellsworth Gale and his wife, Margaret. In 1946 the Gales conveyed a portion of their land to the Rocky Hill Country Day School, Inc. (Rocky Hill). The deed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Slocum v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Spangler v. SchausSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1970
- Dawson v. McKinnonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
- Cadwalader v. BaileySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1891
- Sugarman v. LewisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- Grady v. Narragansett Electric Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2009
- Mueller v. HoblynWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
- Great Cove Boat Club v. Bureau of Public LandsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Mueller v. BohannonNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
- Creech v. NoyesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.