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· 2/16/1970

Ferrelli v. Department of Employment Security

Citations

  • 261 A.2d 906
  • 106 R.I. 588
  • 1970 R.I. LEXIS 960

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that a public agency or its officers must be “acting within their authority” before the doctrine of estoppel can be applied against them
  • \[I]t is well settled that the authority of a public agent to bind a municipality must be actual.\
  • estoppel may apply in proper cases where great injustice or loss would result

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Judges: Roberts, Paolino, Powers, Joslin, Kelleher

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