Legal Opinion
Roe v. Gelineau
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 12, 2002No. 2000-136-AppealPublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEDERBERG, Justice.
The plaintiff, Joseph Roe (plaintiff or Roe), sued the various defendants for alleged physical, emotional, and sexual abuse suffered while he was a minor in the custody of the State of Rhode Island (state), residing at the Saint Aloysius Home. A Superior Court justice found that the statute of limitations for bringing the action had expired and granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The plaintiff has argued on appeal that the statute of limitations was tolled by G.L. 1956 § 9-1-19 1 because he was of “unsound mind.” We are sensitive to the lifelong…
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