Legal Opinion
Newport Electric Corp. v. Town of Portsmouth
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 5, 1994No. 93-205-M.P., 93-207-M.PPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEDERBERG, Justice.
This case arose from the decision of the Portsmouth Town Council (Portsmouth) to rezone certain parcels of land in the town from Heavy Industry to'Residential R-20. In reaction, Newport Electric Corporation (Newport) petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Rhode Island (the commission) to invalidate the rezoning of several of the lots. The commission granted Newport’s petition in respect to lot No. 5 and denied it in respect to lot Nos. 6 through 9. Thereupon, Newport and Portsmouth each filed a petition for certiorari, and the respective petitions…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Narragansett Electric Co. v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Michaelson v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- Interstate Navigation Co. v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- Providence Gas Co. v. MalachowskiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1991
- Roberts v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Providence Water Supply Board v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
- In Re Pursuant to § 39-1-30 of Ordinance Adopted by City of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000