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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Sarni v. Meloccaro.

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1 Sarni v. Meloccaro Anchor
ri · 1974
green “looked to substance not labels.” 6
2 Casa DiMario, Inc. v. Richardson
ri · 2000
green “is addressed to the trial justice's sound judicial discretion and his or her ruling will not be disturbed on appeal absent a showing of an abuse of discretion or an error of law.” 4
3 Bendix Corp. v. Norberg
ri · 1979
green “vests the superior court with broad power to vacate judgments whenever that action is appropriate to accomplish justice but that the circumstances must be extraordinary to justify relief.” 3

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