HAWKINS v. TOWN OF FOSTER

Nos. 93-524-Appeal, 95-584-Appeal.

708 A.2d 178 (1998)

John HAWKINS et al v. TOWN OF FOSTER. TOWN OF FOSTER v. John HAWKINS et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Kelleher, John C. Revens, Warwick, for Plaintiffs.

Nicholas Gorham, North Scituate, for Defendants.

Before WEISBERGER, C.J., and LEDERBERG, FLANDERS and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

These consolidated cases arose out of John and Bertha Hawkins's (Hawkinses) operation of a camping facility in the Town of Foster, Rhode Island (Foster or town). At issue are the validity of the town's campground ordinance and the applicability of the town's zoning ordinances and its ordinances that license trailers and trailer parks. Basically, this litigation centers on whether the Hawkinses should be allowed to accommodate trailers...

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