Legal Opinion
Benner v. J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 12, 1994No. 93-81-M.PPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Acting Chief Justice.
This case comes before us on a petition for certiorari wherein the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT or the department) seeks review of the Superior Court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment. The department moved for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiffs’ complaint was barred by the statute of limitations. We grant the petition and quash the order of the Superior Court. The facts insofar as pertinent to this petition are as follows.
On the morning of July 6, 1989, Robert C. Benner III (Benner), was traveling north near…
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