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Graff v. Motta

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 17, 2000No. 98-504-AppealPublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOURCIER, Justice.

This negligence case is the final chapter in the ongoing saga between the plaintiff, John P. Graff, Sr., and the City of Warwick (the city). 1 In this particular chapter, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the defendants following a Superior Court trial in favor of the defendants. In his complaint, Graff (the plaintiff) asserted that on June 1, 1987, Warwick City police officer, Charles H. Blackmar (Officer Blackmar), negligently caused his motorcycle to veer into the direct path of an approaching car as he attempted to maneuver a curve in the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. TooleSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
  2. Commercial Union Insurance v. PelchatSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  3. State v. ChaseSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1991
  4. Graff v. MottaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  5. Morrocco v. PiccardiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. State v. LynchSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
  2. Martinelli v. HopkinsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  3. Owens v. SilviaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
  4. State v. LaClairSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
  5. Tinney v. TinneySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001

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