Judgment reversed on the law, without costs, and action remitted to the trial court for an appropriate decision in compliance with section 440 of the Civil Practice Act.
We have not considered the facts. The complaint was dismissed on the merits (Civ. Prac. Act, § 482). Since this was a nonjury case, the Trial Justice was required to render a decision, either oral or written, stating the facts which he deemed essential (Civ. Prac. Act, § 440; cf. Sokolow...
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