Legal Opinion

Abbey Medical/Abbey Rents, Inc. v. Mignacca

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 4, 1984No. 83-303-AppealPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court awarding the plaintiff both monetary and injunctive relief for the defendants’ unfair business competition. The trial justice found that the defendant David Mignacca (Mignacca), had abused his position of trust while in the plaintiff’s employ by misappropriating the plaintiff’s property and soliciting business from the plaintiff’s customers with the hope of securing their future patronage.

Judgment was rendered for plaintiff as follows:

Compensatory damages of $12,371.16 were awarded for plaintiff’s lost profits and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Smith Development Corp. v. Bilow Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
  3. Colvin v. GoldenbergSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  4. Colonial Laundries, Inc. v. HenrySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1927
  5. Aiello Construction, Inc. v. Nationwide Tractor Trailer Training & Placement Corp.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. MariniSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
  2. Palmisano v. TothSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1993
  3. Long v. Atlantic PBS, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996
  4. The Emery-Waterhouse Company v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank, the Emery-Waterhouse Company v. Rhode Island Hospital Trust National BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  5. Lawton v. NymanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003

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