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CURTIS v. STATE DEPT. FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

No. 85-136-Appeal.

522 A.2d 203 (1987)

Elizabeth Lillian CURTIS et al. v. STATE of Rhode Island DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Marran, Jr., Pawtucket, for plaintiffs.

Kenneth P. Borden, Higgins Cavanagh & Cooney, Laureen Q. D'Ambra, Dept. for Children & Their Families, Thomas D. Gidley, Gidley, Lovegreen & Sarli, Judith Crowell, John F. Dolan, Rice, Dolan & Kershaw, Richard A. Boren, Lipsey & Skolnik, Providence, for defendants.

OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

This Superior Court action for false imprisonment, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress arose out of the three-day hospitalization of a suspected victim of child abuse under G.L. 1956 (1977 Reenactment) chapter 11 of title 40.1 The plaintiffs are the child, Elizabeth Curtis, and her parents, Wilson Curtis, Jr., and Theresa Curtis. The defendants are the State of Rhode...

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