Emma v. Silvestri

How courts have described this case

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

• “... the general rule concerning restrictive covenants is that they are to be construed strictly so as to favor an unrestricted use of property, are not to be extended by implication, and if there is ambiguity, it is to be resolved in favor of an unrestricted use.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Gregory v. State, Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1985-07-17· cited 24×
• Ridgewood Homeowners Ass'n v. Mignacca
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-01-14· cited 21×
• Hanley v. Misischi
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1973-03-19· cited 20×
• Martellini v. Little Angels Day Care, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2004-03-18· cited 15×
• Belliveau v. O'COIN
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1989-04-14· cited 14×
• DeWolf v. Usher Cove Corp.
  D. Rhode Island· 1989-08-04· cited 6×
• Houlihan v. ZONING BD. OF NEW SHOREHAM
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1999-10-12· cited 4×
• Ridgewood Homeowners Association v. Cranston Zoning Board, 01-Pc2615 (2001)
  Superior Court of Rhode Island· 2001-07-13
• Thomas Knudsen, Trustee v. Gregory DeJean
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2024-04-02

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• Maryland Trust Co. v. Tulip Realty Co. of Maryland, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1959-07-02· cited 28×