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8 Rhode Island opinions name it 2 courts 1982–2009 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Rhode Island courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Andrade v. Stategreen2 sentences2009Regan Construction Corp. v. Mayer , 712 A.2d 372 , 373 (R.I. 1998) ("When a statute purporting to waive any aspect of the state's sovereign immunity is examined, the language of the statute must be closely parsed and strictly construed.") (citing Clark-Fitzpatrick v. Gill , 652 A.2d 440 , 452 (R.I. 1994)); see also Mulvaney v. Napolitano , 671 A.2d 312 (R.I. 1995) ("The Legislature did not intend to deprive the State of any sovereign power unless the intent to do so is clearly expressed or arises by necessary implication from the statutory language.") (quoting Andrade v. State , 448 A.2d 1293 2009Regan Construction Corp. v. Mayer , 712 A.2d 372 , 373 (R.I. 1998) ("When a statute purporting to waive any aspect of the state's sovereign immunity is examined, the language of the statute must be closely parsed and strictly construed.") (citing Clark-Fitzpatrick v. Gill , 652 A.2d 440 , 452 (R.I. 1994)); see also Mulvaney v. Napolitano , 671 A.2d 312 (R.I. 1995) ("The Legislature did not intend to deprive the State of any sovereign power unless the intent to do so is clearly expressed or arises by necessary implication from the statutory language.") (quoting Andrade v. State , 448 A.2d 1293 | 3 | 5 |
Reagan Construction Corp. v. Mayergreen2 sentences2009Regan Construction Corp. v. Mayer , 712 A.2d 372 , 373 (R.I. 1998) ("When a statute purporting to waive any aspect of the state's sovereign immunity is examined, the language of the statute must be closely parsed and strictly construed.") (citing Clark-Fitzpatrick v. Gill , 652 A.2d 440 , 452 (R.I. 1994)); see also Mulvaney v. Napolitano , 671 A.2d 312 (R.I. 1995) ("The Legislature did not intend to deprive the State of any sovereign power unless the intent to do so is clearly expressed or arises by necessary implication from the statutory language.") (quoting Andrade v. State , 448 A.2d 1293 2007In Andrade v. State, 448 A.2d 1293 (R.I. 1982), this Court held: “It is * * * the general rule that a statute waiving sovereign immunity, which is also in derogation of common law, must be strictly construed and whatever right of recovery is to be ascertained against the state must be expressly mentioned in the waiver of the immunity statute.” Id. at 1294 (citing Brown University v. Granger, 19 R.I. 704, 708 , 36 A. 720 , 721-22 (1897)); see also Donnelly v. Town of Lincoln, 730 A.2d 5, 10 (R.I.1999); Reagan Construction Corp. v. Mayer, 712 A.2d 372, 373 (R.I.1998). | 2 | 2 |
Mulvaney v. Napolitanogreen2 sentences2009Regan Construction Corp. v. Mayer , 712 A.2d 372 , 373 (R.I. 1998) ("When a statute purporting to waive any aspect of the state's sovereign immunity is examined, the language of the statute must be closely parsed and strictly construed.") (citing Clark-Fitzpatrick v. Gill , 652 A.2d 440 , 452 (R.I. 1994)); see also Mulvaney v. Napolitano , 671 A.2d 312 (R.I. 1995) ("The Legislature did not intend to deprive the State of any sovereign power unless the intent to do so is clearly expressed or arises by necessary implication from the statutory language.") (quoting Andrade v. State , 448 A.2d 1293 2009Regan Construction Corp. v. Mayer , 712 A.2d 372 , 373 (R.I. 1998) ("When a statute purporting to waive any aspect of the state's sovereign immunity is examined, the language of the statute must be closely parsed and strictly construed.") (citing Clark-Fitzpatrick v. Gill , 652 A.2d 440 , 452 (R.I. 1994)); see also Mulvaney v. Napolitano , 671 A.2d 312 (R.I. 1995) ("The Legislature did not intend to deprive the State of any sovereign power unless the intent to do so is clearly expressed or arises by necessary implication from the statutory language.") (quoting Andrade v. State , 448 A.2d 1293 | 1 | 1 |
Donnelly v. Town of Lincolngreen1 sentence2007In Andrade v. State, 448 A.2d 1293 (R.I. 1982), this Court held: “It is * * * the general rule that a statute waiving sovereign immunity, which is also in derogation of common law, must be strictly construed and whatever right of recovery is to be ascertained against the state must be expressly mentioned in the waiver of the immunity statute.” Id. at 1294 (citing Brown University v. Granger, 19 R.I. 704, 708 , 36 A. 720 , 721-22 (1897)); see also Donnelly v. Town of Lincoln, 730 A.2d 5, 10 (R.I.1999); Reagan Construction Corp. v. Mayer, 712 A.2d 372, 373 (R.I.1998). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Rhode Island. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Brown University v. Granger
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2 sentences2007In Andrade v. State, 448 A.2d 1293 (R.I. 1982), this Court held: “It is * * * the general rule that a statute waiving sovereign immunity, which is also in derogation of common law, must be strictly construed and whatever right of recovery is to be ascertained against the state must be expressly mentioned in the waiver of the immunity statute.” Id. at 1294 (citing Brown University v. Granger, 19 R.I. 704, 708 , 36 A. 720 , 721-22 (1897)); see also Donnelly v. Town of Lincoln, 730 A.2d 5, 10 (R.I.1999); Reagan Construction Corp. v. Mayer, 712 A.2d 372, 373 (R.I.1998). 2004Brown University v. Granger, 19 R.I. 704 , 36 A. 720 (1897). | 4 | 1982–2007 |
Clark-Fitzpatrick, Inc./Franki Foundation Co. v. Gill
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2 sentences2009Regan Construction Corp. v. Mayer , 712 A.2d 372 , 373 (R.I. 1998) ("When a statute purporting to waive any aspect of the state's sovereign immunity is examined, the language of the statute must be closely parsed and strictly construed.") (citing Clark-Fitzpatrick v. Gill , 652 A.2d 440 , 452 (R.I. 1994)); see also Mulvaney v. Napolitano , 671 A.2d 312 (R.I. 1995) ("The Legislature did not intend to deprive the State of any sovereign power unless the intent to do so is clearly expressed or arises by necessary implication from the statutory language.") (quoting Andrade v. State , 448 A.2d 1293 2009Regan Construction Corp. v. Mayer , 712 A.2d 372 , 373 (R.I. 1998) ("When a statute purporting to waive any aspect of the state's sovereign immunity is examined, the language of the statute must be closely parsed and strictly construed.") (citing Clark-Fitzpatrick v. Gill , 652 A.2d 440 , 452 (R.I. 1994)); see also Mulvaney v. Napolitano , 671 A.2d 312 (R.I. 1995) ("The Legislature did not intend to deprive the State of any sovereign power unless the intent to do so is clearly expressed or arises by necessary implication from the statutory language.") (quoting Andrade v. State , 448 A.2d 1293 | 1 | 2009–2009 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.