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BECKER v. BEAUDOIN

No. 617-Appeal.

261 A.2d 896 (1970)

Helen BECKER, Executrix of the Estate of Frank Harold Becker v. Harold E. BEAUDOIN, Town Treasurer of the Town of Coventry.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Afflick, West Warwick, for plaintiff.

Albert L. Frechette, Jr., Town Sol., Coventry, Robert J. McOsker, City Sol., David J. Kehoe, Edward F. Malloy, Asst. City Sols., Providence, on behalf of City of Providence, amicus curiae.

Edward Bromage, Jr., Henry M. Swan, Conrad M. Cutliffe, Providence, on behalf of Thomas C. Murphy as Administrator of Estate of Michael P. Murphy, amicus curiae.

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

This civil action to recover damages resulting from the death of Frank Harold Becker was brought pursuant to the provisions of the Wrongful Death Act, so called, G.L. 1956, § 10-7-1, et seq., after the timely making of a claim against the Town of Coventry pursuant to the provisions of § 45-15-5 and denial thereof by the town council. The matter was subsequently heard by a justice of the Superior Court on the defendant's motion to...

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