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· 5/28/1993

Andersen v. Sundlun

Citations

  • 625 A.2d 213
  • 1993 R.I. LEXIS 152
  • 1993 WL 180732

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the fixed term of years of an office created by statute continues to run even when the office is vacant
  • holding that the appointment of the Executive High Sheriff for Providence County to a \term of years\ only fixed the term of the office, not the period the office holder would hold office
  • \The term in no way depended upon who or how many persons occupied the office during that term\
  • “The term was fixed by the statute that created the office [and the] term in no way depended upon who or how many persons occupied the office during that term.”

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Judges: Shea

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