Order of St. Benedict v. Town Council

This proceeding was commenced by the appeal of the Order of St. Benedict in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Order, to the town council of the town of Portsmouth, hereinafter called the council, from the order of the council granting a building and petroleum storage permit to the Commerce Oil Refining Corporation, a foreign corporation.

The council denied the appeal and the Order appealed therefrom to the superior court. Thereupon that court, after denying certain motions made by the Order, granted the council’s motion to' dismiss the appeal. It is to review these adverse…