Wolfe v. City of Providence

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• explaining that when deciding whether to abandon a public street or highway a municipality must grant due process to the abutters of the street or highway subject to abandonment
• explaining that when deciding whether to abandon a public street or highway a municipality must grant due process to the abutters of the street or highway subject to abandonment
• holding “[ijnjunctive relief is especially applicable where the injury is continuous or is being constantly repeated, and the legal remedy would necessarily involve the bringing of successive actions”
• permanent ban of all through vehicular traffic and designation of use of portion of street solely for parking was taking, entitling abutting business to compensation
• “In this state a municipality may permanently close or abandon a street only after formal proceedings of a semi[-]judieial nature in accordance with G.L.1938, chap. 72, §§ 31 and 32.” 10

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