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The most-cited opinions of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island on UpLaw — 483 decisions from 1893–2013, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

Caswell v. George Sherman Sand & Gravel Co. 1981 R.I. LEXIS 1021 · cited by 267
Apostolou v. Genovesi 120 R.I. 501 · cited by 188
Accent Store Design, Inc. v. Marathon House, Inc. 674 A.2d 1223 · cited by 172
Milardo v. Coastal Resources Management Council 1981 R.I. LEXIS 1263 · cited by 165
Costa v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles 1988 R.I. LEXIS 92 · cited by 136
Accent Store Design, Inc. v. Marathon House, Inc. 1996 R.I. LEXIS 130 · cited by 132
Newport Shipyard, Inc. v. Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights 1984 R.I. LEXIS 632 · cited by 127
Destefano v. Zoning Board of Review 122 R.I. 241 · cited by 115
Carmody v. Rhode Island Conflict of Interest Commission 1986 R.I. LEXIS 471 · cited by 113
Barrington School Committee v. Rhode Island State Labor Relations Board 1992 R.I. LEXIS 95 · cited by 104
Salve Regina College v. Zoning Board of Review 1991 R.I. LEXIS 142 · cited by 93
Johnston Ambulatory Surgical Associates, Ltd. v. Nolan 2000 R.I. LEXIS 169 · cited by 91
State v. Burke 522 A.2d 725 · cited by 88
State v. Caruolo 524 A.2d 575 · cited by 87
Berberian v. Department of Employment Security, Board of Review 1980 R.I. LEXIS 1635 · cited by 87
Barbato v. Epstein 97 R.I. 191 · cited by 83
Environmental Scientific Corp. v. Durfee 1993 R.I. LEXIS 65 · cited by 82
Rotelli v. Catanzaro 686 A.2d 91 · cited by 80
Lischio v. Zoning Board of Review of North Kingstown 2003 R.I. LEXIS 57 · cited by 75
Palmisciano v. Burrillville Racing Ass'n 1992 R.I. LEXIS 26 · cited by 75
Rotelli v. Catanzaro 1996 R.I. LEXIS 319 · cited by 73
Steinberg v. State 1981 R.I. LEXIS 1058 · cited by 73
Bernuth v. Zoning Board of Review 2001 R.I. LEXIS 113 · cited by 73
Narragansett Wire Co. v. Norberg 118 R.I. 596 · cited by 70
Center for Behavioral Health, Rhode Island, Inc. v. Barros 1998 R.I. LEXIS 171 · cited by 70
In re Kristen 558 A.2d 200 · cited by 70
Brennan v. Kirby 529 A.2d 633 · cited by 68
State v. Bettencourt 723 A.2d 1101 · cited by 66
Sciacca v. Caruso 2001 R.I. LEXIS 90 · cited by 65
State v. Anthony 422 A.2d 921 · cited by 65
Bourg v. Bristol Boat Co. 1998 R.I. LEXIS 11 · cited by 65
EMPLOYERS'FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Beals 103 R.I. 623 · cited by 64
Brennan v. Kirby 1987 R.I. LEXIS 550 · cited by 64
Marr Scaffolding Co. v. Fairground Forms, Inc. 682 A.2d 455 · cited by 64
Wilkinson v. Vesey 110 R.I. 606 · cited by 63
State v. Banach 648 A.2d 1363 · cited by 62
State v. Coelho 454 A.2d 241 · cited by 62
Ludwig v. Kowal 1980 R.I. LEXIS 1800 · cited by 62
R.I. Bar Asso. v. Auto. Service Asso. 55 R.I. 122 · cited by 61
State v. Henshaw 557 A.2d 1204 · cited by 61
Wilkinson v. Harrington 104 R.I. 224 · cited by 61
In re Falstaff Brewing Corp. 637 A.2d 1047 · cited by 60
State v. Marini 638 A.2d 507 · cited by 59
Mendonsa v. Corey 1985 R.I. LEXIS 550 · cited by 59
Banks v. Bowen's Landing Corp. 1987 R.I. LEXIS 439 · cited by 59
State v. Toole 640 A.2d 965 · cited by 58
State v. Tempest 651 A.2d 1198 · cited by 58
Industrial National Bank v. Peloso 121 R.I. 305 · cited by 58
State v. Lynch 854 A.2d 1022 · cited by 56
Irish Partnership v. Rommel 1986 R.I. LEXIS 559 · cited by 56
Restivo v. Lynch 1998 R.I. LEXIS 20 · cited by 56
Banks v. Bowen's Landing Corp. 522 A.2d 1222 · cited by 55
State v. Gordon 508 A.2d 1339 · cited by 55
Chase v. Chase 20 R.I. 202 · cited by 54
State v. Dame 560 A.2d 330 · cited by 54
Kaya v. Partington 1996 R.I. LEXIS 211 · cited by 54
City of Pawtucket v. Sundlun 1995 R.I. LEXIS 192 · cited by 54
Wilkinson v. State Crime Laboratory Commission 788 A.2d 1129 · cited by 54
Hydro-Manufacturing, Inc. v. Kayser-Roth Corp. 1994 R.I. LEXIS 124 · cited by 54
State v. Grayhurst 852 A.2d 491 · cited by 54
Toohey v. Kilday 1980 R.I. LEXIS 1679 · cited by 54
Town of Narragansett v. International Ass'n of Fire Fighters 119 R.I. 506 · cited by 53
Viti v. Zoning Board of Review of Providence 92 R.I. 59 · cited by 53
Arnold v. Rhode Island Department of Labor 2003 R.I. LEXIS 71 · cited by 53
State v. Pope 414 A.2d 781 · cited by 52
Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority v. Rhode Island State Labor Relations Board 1994 R.I. LEXIS 265 · cited by 52
New England Naturist Association, Inc. v. George 1994 R.I. LEXIS 233 · cited by 51
State v. Mattatall 603 A.2d 1098 · cited by 51
State v. Gomez 848 A.2d 221 · cited by 50
Pickering v. American Employers Insurance 109 R.I. 143 · cited by 50
State v. Caruolo 1987 R.I. LEXIS 466 · cited by 50
Sullivan v. Chafee 1997 R.I. LEXIS 300 · cited by 50
Matter of Falstaff Brewing Corp. 1994 R.I. LEXIS 58 · cited by 49
Hood v. Hawkins 1984 R.I. LEXIS 528 · cited by 49
Webster v. Perrotta 2001 R.I. LEXIS 173 · cited by 48
State v. Concannon 457 A.2d 1350 · cited by 48
Wilkinson v. State Crime Laboratory Commission 2002 R.I. LEXIS 20 · cited by 47
State v. Bido 2008 R.I. LEXIS 2 · cited by 47
Lemoine v. Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals 113 R.I. 285 · cited by 47
State v. Grundy 582 A.2d 1166 · cited by 47
State v. Bido 941 A.2d 822 · cited by 47
Pontbriand v. Sundlun 1997 R.I. LEXIS 253 · cited by 47
State v. Collazo 446 A.2d 1006 · cited by 46
Kirby v. Planning Board of Review 1993 R.I. LEXIS 234 · cited by 46
Steinberg v. State 427 A.2d 338 · cited by 46
Munroe v. Town of East Greenwich 1999 R.I. LEXIS 139 · cited by 46
Pawtucket Power Associates Ltd. v. City of Pawtucket 1993 R.I. LEXIS 72 · cited by 46
Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corp. v. Bowen Court Associates 763 A.2d 1005 · cited by 46
Lennon v. MacGregor 1980 R.I. LEXIS 1860 · cited by 45
Jacinto v. Egan 120 R.I. 907 · cited by 45
Sullivan v. Chafee 703 A.2d 748 · cited by 45
State v. Otero 788 A.2d 469 · cited by 45
Mariorenzi v. Joseph DiPonte, Inc. 114 R.I. 294 · cited by 45
Hopf v. Board of Review of City of Newport 102 R.I. 275 · cited by 44
Mesolella v. City of Providence 1986 R.I. LEXIS 459 · cited by 44
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. v. Dial Media, Inc. 122 R.I. 571 · cited by 44
Kaya v. Partington 681 A.2d 256 · cited by 44
Morris v. D'Amario 416 A.2d 137 · cited by 44
State v. Fenner 503 A.2d 518 · cited by 43
Capital Properties, Inc. v. State 1999 R.I. LEXIS 222 · cited by 43
Swerdlick v. Koch 1998 R.I. LEXIS 332 · cited by 43
United Lending Corp. v. City of Providence 827 A.2d 626 · cited by 43
Becker v. Beaudoin 106 R.I. 562 · cited by 42
State v. Brown 522 A.2d 208 · cited by 42
Monforte v. Zoning Bd. of Review of East Providence 93 R.I. 447 · cited by 42
State v. Gomes 690 A.2d 310 · cited by 42
Estate of Giuliano v. Giuliano 2008 R.I. LEXIS 74 · cited by 41
State v. DiCicco 707 A.2d 251 · cited by 41
State v. Breen 767 A.2d 50 · cited by 41
Sartor v. Coastal Resources Management Council 1988 R.I. LEXIS 60 · cited by 41
State v. Jalette 119 R.I. 614 · cited by 41
Bragg v. Warwick Shoppers World, Inc. 102 R.I. 8 · cited by 41
State v. Ahmadjian 438 A.2d 1070 · cited by 41
State v. Byrnes 433 A.2d 658 · cited by 41
Bellevue Shopping Center Associates v. Chase 1990 R.I. LEXIS 100 · cited by 41
In re Nicole B. 703 A.2d 612 · cited by 40
Harris v. Town of Lincoln 668 A.2d 321 · cited by 40
Mallane v. Holyoke Mutual Insurance Co. in Salem 1995 R.I. LEXIS 140 · cited by 40
Belanger v. Matteson 115 R.I. 332 · cited by 40
Bourg v. Bristol Boat Co. 705 A.2d 969 · cited by 40
Grady v. Narragansett Electric Co. 2009 R.I. LEXIS 7 · cited by 40
State v. Bourdeau 448 A.2d 1247 · cited by 40
Rocha v. State, Public Utilities Commission 1997 R.I. LEXIS 192 · cited by 40
State v. Burke 1987 R.I. LEXIS 433 · cited by 40
Commercial Union Insurance v. Pelchat 1999 R.I. LEXIS 73 · cited by 40
Bibeault v. Hanover Insurance 1980 R.I. LEXIS 2010 · cited by 40
Lawrence v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 523 A.2d 864 · cited by 40
State v. Dionne 442 A.2d 876 · cited by 40
Mongony v. Bevilacqua 1981 R.I. LEXIS 1224 · cited by 40
State v. Austin 462 A.2d 359 · cited by 40
Ludwig v. Kowal 419 A.2d 297 · cited by 40
Rhode Island Ophthalmological Society v. Cannon 113 R.I. 16 · cited by 40
Webster v. Perrotta 774 A.2d 68 · cited by 39
State v. Darcy 442 A.2d 900 · cited by 39
O'CONNOR v. McKanna 116 R.I. 627 · cited by 39
State v. Girouard 561 A.2d 882 · cited by 39
State v. Romano 456 A.2d 746 · cited by 39
Westminster Corp. v. Zoning Board of Review 103 R.I. 381 · cited by 39
Bunch v. Board of Review, Rhode Island Department of Employment & Training 1997 R.I. LEXIS 68 · cited by 39
Town of Scituate v. O'ROURKE 103 R.I. 499 · cited by 39
Hydro-Manufacturing, Inc. v. Kayser-Roth Corp. 640 A.2d 950 · cited by 39
Skaling v. Aetna Insurance 1999 R.I. LEXIS 229 · cited by 39
Rozes v. Smith 120 R.I. 515 · cited by 39
Pettinato v. Pettinato 582 A.2d 909 · cited by 39
Haley v. Town of Lincoln 1992 R.I. LEXIS 157 · cited by 39
State v. Feng 421 A.2d 1258 · cited by 39
State v. Gomes 604 A.2d 1249 · cited by 39
Woodward v. Stewart 104 R.I. 290 · cited by 38
State v. Anil 417 A.2d 1367 · cited by 38
Smith Development Corp. v. Bilow Enterprises, Inc. 112 R.I. 203 · cited by 38
Welsh Manufacturing, Division of Textron, Inc. v. Pinkerton's, Inc. 1984 R.I. LEXIS 467 · cited by 38
State v. McGranahan 415 A.2d 1298 · cited by 38
Rustigian v. Celona 1984 R.I. LEXIS 539 · cited by 38
State v. Snow 670 A.2d 239 · cited by 38
State v. Hallenbeck 878 A.2d 992 · cited by 37
State v. Gazerro 420 A.2d 816 · cited by 37
State v. Ashness 461 A.2d 659 · cited by 37
State v. Grayhurst 2004 R.I. LEXIS 143 · cited by 37
State v. Brown 709 A.2d 465 · cited by 37
State v. DeBarros 441 A.2d 549 · cited by 37
State v. Banach 1994 R.I. LEXIS 253 · cited by 37
Mine Safety Appliances Co. v. Berry 1993 R.I. LEXIS 56 · cited by 37
Lynch v. Spirit Rent-A-Car, Inc. 2009 R.I. LEXIS 22 · cited by 37
State v. Donato 592 A.2d 140 · cited by 37
State v. Oliveira 774 A.2d 893 · cited by 37
State v. DiCicco 1998 R.I. LEXIS 19 · cited by 36
Ryan v. State, Department of Transportation 420 A.2d 841 · cited by 36
Plunkett v. State 2005 R.I. LEXIS 45 · cited by 36
State v. Campbell 691 A.2d 564 · cited by 36
Malo v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. 1983 R.I. LEXIS 947 · cited by 36
State v. Bleau 668 A.2d 642 · cited by 36
State v. Amado 424 A.2d 1057 · cited by 36
Foster-Glocester Regional School Committee v. Board of Review 2004 R.I. LEXIS 156 · cited by 36
Woodland Manor III Associates v. Keeney 713 A.2d 806 · cited by 36
Aldcroft v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. 106 R.I. 311 · cited by 36
Roe v. Gelineau 794 A.2d 476 · cited by 35
Russell v. Kalian 414 A.2d 462 · cited by 35
State v. Estrada 537 A.2d 983 · cited by 35
Request of William H. Caswell 18 R.I. 835 · cited by 35
State v. Robalewski 418 A.2d 817 · cited by 35
State v. Long 488 A.2d 427 · cited by 35
Sorenson v. Colibri Corp. 1994 R.I. LEXIS 267 · cited by 35
State v. Duggan 414 A.2d 788 · cited by 35
In re Kristina L. 520 A.2d 574 · cited by 35
State v. Feng 1980 R.I. LEXIS 1840 · cited by 35
State v. Von Bulow 475 A.2d 995 · cited by 35
D'Ambra v. United States 114 R.I. 643 · cited by 35
Ferreira v. Strack 1994 R.I. LEXIS 5 · cited by 35
Baker v. Department of Employment & Training Board of Review 1994 R.I. LEXIS 50 · cited by 35
State v. Jenison 442 A.2d 866 · cited by 34
State v. Toole 1994 R.I. LEXIS 134 · cited by 34
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. v. Dial Media, Inc. 410 A.2d 986 · cited by 34
In Re Lallo 2001 R.I. LEXIS 83 · cited by 34
State v. Bettencourt 1999 R.I. LEXIS 2 · cited by 34
DeChristofaro v. Machala 685 A.2d 258 · cited by 34
Andrade v. State 1982 R.I. LEXIS 999 · cited by 34
In Re Brown 2006 R.I. LEXIS 143 · cited by 34
State v. Patriarca 112 R.I. 14 · cited by 34
Berthiaume v. SCHOOL COM. OF CITY OF WOONSOCKET 121 R.I. 243 · cited by 34
Kaveny v. Town of Cumberland Zoning Board of Review 2005 R.I. LEXIS 116 · cited by 34