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RYAN v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 78-115-Appeal.

420 A.2d 841 (1980)

Robert R. RYAN et al. v. STATE of Rhode Island, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

October 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gifford, Jones & Acton, Delphis R. Jones, North Kingstown, Tobin, LeRoy & Silverstein, Max Wistow, John P. Barylick, Providence, for amici curiae, John P. Rutkevicz, Jr. and John P. Rutkevicz, III.

Stephen F. Mullen, Legal Counsel, Dept. of Transp., Providence, for defendants.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

The plaintiffs Robert and Edward Ryan (the Ryans) filed a complaint in the Superior Court alleging that the defendants' negligent administration of the motor vehicle licensing laws caused them to suffer personal injuries and consequential damages arising out of an automobile accident. The defendants-Eugene P. Petit, Jr., Registrar of Motor Vehicles (the registrar); the State of Rhode Island; and the Department of Transportation-moved...

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