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Bionomic Church of Rhode Island v. Ruscetta

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 21, 1981No. 78-448-AppealPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court in favor of the defendant treasurer for the city of Cranston, finding that the city did not violate the plaintiff’s due process rights by ordering connection of its premises to the city’s sewer system and assessing a lien therefor on the plaintiff’s property, without prior notice or hearing concerning such order.

The facts were undisputed at the hearing of this matter before the trial justice. They are briefly as follows.

By letter of August 2, 1974, pursuant to § 26-9 (subsequently recodified as § 26-14) of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Harrington v. Board of AldermenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1897

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cullen v. Town Council of Town of LincolnSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
  2. Rhodes v. Malden Public Service DistrictWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Camille v. Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989

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