CURTIS v. DIVERSIFIED CHEMICALS, ETC.

No. 79-228-Appeal.

440 A.2d 747 (1982)

Maranda M. CURTIS et al., Administrators of the Estate of William F. Crossley v. DIVERSIFIED CHEMICALS AND PROPELLANTS COMPANY et al. Maranda M. CURTIS et al., Administrators of the Estate of William F. Crossley v. COPELAND CORPORATION, a/k/a Copeland Refrigeration Corp. et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 4, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts, II, Atty. Gen., Richard B. Woolley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Arthur G. Capaldi, Gary N. Coutu, Coventry, for plaintiffs.

Tillinghast, Collins & Graham, Peter J. McGinn, James H. Hahn, Anderson, Henning & Anderson, Carol A. Zangari, Hodosh, Spinella & Angelone, Thomas C. Angelone, Andrew M. Gilstein, Higgins & Slattery, John A. Baglini, John A. McQueeney, Hanson, Curran & Parks, Robert D. Parrillo, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, Joseph V. Cavanagh, Albert R. Romano, Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Tucker, David W. Carroll, R. Kelly Sheridan, Kelly, Kelleher & Reilly, James H. Reilly, Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons, George M. Vetter, Jr., Benjamin V. White, III, Robert C. Power, Mark S. Mandell, Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This is an appeal from judgments dismissing complaints against several defendants in two consolidated actions for wrongful death. Finding the delays in serving process after the complaints had been filed to be unreasonable and inexcusable, the Superior Court justice granted the defendants' motion to dismiss. We cannot say that the factual findings were clearly wrong or that the Superior...

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