Legal Opinion
Almacs Inc. v. Drogin
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 28, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-0492PPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
Almacs, the plaintiff in this case, is the owner and operator of a chain of supermarkets in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. It has rented space and operated a store in the Wampanoag Mall Shopping Center (“Mall”) in East Providence, Rhode Island since 1967. The lease between Almacs and Wamp Associates, the current owners of the Mall, contains restrictive covenants placing limits on the businesses of other Mall tenants. Restrictive covenants such as the one in the Al-macs lease are common and “their importance has perhaps been enhanced by the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hill v. M. S. Alper & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- Norwood Shopping Center, Inc. v. MKR CORPORATIONDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Genovese Drug Stores, Inc. v. Connecticut Packing Company, Inc., and Fotomat CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Lancellotti v. LancellottiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- Hanley v. MisischiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
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