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· 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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