· 6/6/1989
Polaski v. O'REILLY
Citations
- 559 A.2d 646
- 1989 R.I. LEXIS 105
- 1989 WL 60382
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a statute that used the word “may” “speaks in permissive rather than mandatory terms[,]” and thus that it did not create a statutory duty
- reasons focusing on increase in peak hour traffic encompass a finding of congestion in off-peak hours
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Judges: Weisberger
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