· 4/30/2003
Renaissance Development Corp. v. Universal Properties Group, Inc.
Citations
- 821 A.2d 233
- 2003 R.I. LEXIS 104
- 2003 WL 1969171
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Considering that [the] defendants knowingly and deliberately encroached on Renaissance’s property, * * * a balancing of the equities was not appropriate because the hardship to [the] defendants was self-inflicted.”
- stating general rule that continuing trespass entitles owner of easement to mandatory injunction, but noting that coercive relief may be withheld in exceptional cases where encroachment causes little or no damage
- approving a permanent injunction where the encroachment was approximately 250 square feet
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Judges: Williams, Flanders, Goldberg, Shea
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