Buonanno v. DiStefano

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• “[T]here is a strong public policy favoring stability and finality of election results.”
• “[T]here is a strong public policy favoring stability and finality of election results.”
• discussing ratification in the context of a personal agency relationship

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Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Granados Navedo v. Rodríguez Estrada
  Supreme Court of Puerto Rico· 1989-06-22· cited 95×
• Broadhurst v. City of Myrtle Beach Election Commission
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-08-28· cited 50×
• State Ex Rel. Olson v. Bakken
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1983-01-14· cited 29×
• Granados Navedo v. Rodríguez Estrada
  Supreme Court of Puerto Rico· 1990-08-31· cited 29×
• Opinion of the Justices
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2017-05-23· cited 20×
• Young v. Red Clay Consolidated School District
  Court of Chancery of Delaware· 2017-05-24· cited 18×
• M. Janice Ayers-Schaffner v. Joseph R. Distefano
  First Circuit· 1994-09-30· cited 13×
• In re 1984 General Election
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1985-04-24· cited 13×
• Deborah Sumner v. New Hampshire Secretary of State
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2016-03-22· cited 10×
• Abbott v. Hunhoff
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1992-10-14· cited 9×
• In Re Election Contest as to Watertown
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2001-05-23· cited 3×
• Ayers-Schaffner v. DiStefano
  D. Rhode Island· 1994-07-21· cited 1×
• Ayers-Schaffner v. DiStefano
  First Circuit· 1994-10-07
• Bennett v. Mollis
  D. Rhode Island· 2008-12-12
• Pawtucket Housing Authority v. R.I. Labor Relations Board, 95-5908 (1998)
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 1998-03-30
• Cote v. Inman III, 98-2953 (2002)
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 2002-01-09
• Buonanno v. DiStefano
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1981-06-04
• Erin Beaudry, in her capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Armand Beaudry v. Randy Rossi, in his capacity as Finance Director/Treasurer for the Town of Smithfield
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2023-06-09

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Schoenberger v. Chicago Transit Authority
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-05-05· cited 52×
• Larson v. Locken
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1978-02-08· cited 48×
• Ippolito v. Power
  New York Court of Appeals· 1968-09-27· cited 38×
• Files v. Hill
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1980-02-25· cited 37×
• Smith v. Walcott
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1973-07-20· cited 30×
• Frady v. Irvin
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1980-02-26· cited 30×
• Akizaki v. Fong
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1969-11-11· cited 28×
• Reed v. Baker
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1973-06-04· cited 25×
• Devine v. Wonderlich
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1978-06-28· cited 25×
• Foulkes v. Hays
  Washington Supreme Court· 1975-07-10· cited 19×
• Nelson v. Robinson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1974-10-15· cited 19×
• Donaghey v. Attorney General
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1978-09-11· cited 16×
• Osborn v. Grego
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1979-07-14· cited 13×
• Westby v. Itasca County
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1980-01-04· cited 10×
• Whitman v. Mott
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1975-04-29· cited 9×
• LaCaze v. Johnson
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1974-12-03· cited 8×
• In Re Bonsanto's Application
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1979-12-03· cited 8×
• Kesselman v. Mid-States Freight Lines, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1951-08-08· cited 6×
• D'AMICO v. Mullen
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1976-02-09· cited 3×
• DeLuca v. Rhode Island State Board of Elections
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1977-05-12· cited 1×

Other cases named Buonanno v. DiStefano

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Buonanno v. DiStefano
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1981-01-05
• Buonanno v. DiStefano
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1981-06-04