Supreme Court of Rhode Island February 19, 1997, No. 96-334-Appeal (Bowen v. City of Cranston)

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PER CURIAM.

This case came before a panel of the Supreme Court for oral argument on December 17, 1996, pursuant to an order directing the parties to show cause why this appeal should not be summarily decided. The defendant has appealed from an order of the Superior Court granting the plaintiffs motion for a new trial.