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· 4/16/1963

Knowles v. Ponton

Citations

  • 190 A.2d 4
  • 96 R.I. 156
  • 1963 R.I. LEXIS 64

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  • “It is a well settled rule in the construction of statutes that legislative enactments will be construed to alter the common law only to the extent that the legislature has made that purpose clear.”

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Judges: Peesent, Condon, Roberts, Paolino, Powers, Frost

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