Parent v. Woonsocket Housing Authority

How courts have described this case

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

• housing authority functions in area which is public and governmental in character; therefore, rules governing municipal corporation's power to enter into contracts applicable to housing authority
• housing authorities’ exercise of power to make investigations and power of eminent domain
• “[Hjousing authorities have a dual nature which partakes of a public as well as a private character. They function in an area which is public and governmental in character as well as in an area which is proprietary or private”
• “[L]egislative bodies and municipal agencies having legislative powers may not by contract impair or prevent a succeeding body or agency from exercising a legislative or governmental function.”
• attorney for legal services — five-year agreement
• suggesting eminent domain is a governmental function

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).