Legal Opinion
O'NEILL v. City of East Providence
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 7, 1984No. 83-141-AppealPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island has certified to this court the following questions of law pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 6
“1. Whether the Defendant City of East Providence could authorize the expenditure of funds or incur debt by the adoption of a resolution under R.I.Gen.Laws §§ 24-1-1 — 24-1-15.
“2. If the answer to question number 1 is yes, whether § 1-3 of the Charter of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, is constitutional in accord with Article XXVIII of the Articles of Amendment to the Rhode Island Constitution,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lynch v. KingSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
- Marro v. CRANSTON GEN. TREASURERSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- J.W.A. Realty, Inc. v. City of CranstonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Romeo v. Cranston Redevelopment AgencySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- O'DONNELL v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Marran v. BairdSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
- Local No. 799, Firefighters v. NapolitanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1986
- Town of Johnston v. SantilliSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
- Town of North Providence v. DrezekSuperior Court of Rhode Island · 2010