· 3/2/1993
O'REILLY v. Town of Glocester
Citations
- 621 A.2d 697
- 1993 R.I. LEXIS 64
- 1993 WL 54400
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “General Laws 1956 (1989 Reenactment) chapter 6 of title 24 contains a number of requirements that a town must fulfill before successfully abandoning a right-of-way.”
- equitable defense of laches is generally inapplicable when government is suing a private party in order to assert a public right
- equitable defense of laches is generally inapplicable when government is suing a private party in order to assert a public right
- using terms “rights” and “interests” interchangeably
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Judges: Murray
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