Legal Opinion

Kathleen Carlson v. Town of South Kingstown

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided February 5, 2016No. 2014-318-AppealPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The plaintiff, Kathleen Carlson, appeals from a Superior Court judgment in favor of one of the defendants, South Kingstown Little League (league or defendant), in this negligence action. The plaintiff sustained an injury at a park owned by the Town of South Kingstown (town) while she was a spectator at a Little League baseball game organized by the defendant. This case came before the Supreme Court pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. After…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Banks v. Bowen's Landing Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
  3. Ferreira v. StrackSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
  4. Berman v. SitrinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2010
  5. Lavoie v. North East Knitting, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Christy's Auto Rentals, Inc. v. Massachusetts Homeland Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2019
  4. Heather Blouin v. Divya Koster, M.D.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2024
  5. Jean Laprocina, as Administratrix of the Estate of George N. Laprocina v. Nicole C. LourieSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2021

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