Legal Opinion
Calore Freight Systems, Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 25, 1990No. 89-608-M.PPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This matter is before us on a writ of certiorari to review a District Court ruling in which a trial justice ruled that the plaintiff, Calore Freight Systems, Inc. (Calore), was entitled to a jury trial before the State of Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) could levy fines for the operation of an overweight truck pursuant to G.L.1956 (1982 Reenactment) § 31-25-16, as amended by P.L.1985, ch. 445, § 1. A brief review of the facts giving rise to this controversy is necessary.
In early March 1987 a truck owned by Calore was stopped by two Rhode Island State…
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