Forcier v. Forcier

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter is before the Supreme Court on appeal from an order of the Superior Court that denied a motion to vacate a judgment entered in an earlier law suit between the parties and to rescind a release executed by them in connection with that judgment. We affirm.

In order to understand the issues before us, we must recount some of the events giving rise to and resulting in the termination of the earlier action. In June 1982 Joseph A. Forcier of Woonsocket, Rhode Island (plaintiff), brought suit against his father, Adelard Forcier, and his brother, Charles W. Forcier…