Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Scituate Oil Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 25, 1999No. 97-207-AppealPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
When a tortfeasor’s negligence deprives a family of the use and enjoyment of their home, is the family entitled to recover damages for their resulting inconvenience, discomfort, and annoyance? We answer this question in the affirmative, reverse the Superior Court’s contrary ruling, and remand this case for a trial on damages.
Facts and Travel
On a fateful day in October 1993, a delivery man working for defendant, Scituate Oil Co., Inc. (defendant or Scituate Oil), drove his truck up to plaintiffs’ 1 Glocester residence and mistakenly pumped 100 gallons of home heating…
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