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· 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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