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ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. LOMBARDI

No. 1998-476-Appeal.

773 A.2d 864 (2001)

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Peter J. LOMBARDI.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Brady, East Providence, for Plaintiff.

Paul A. Anderson, Providence, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

Can a party obtain relief from a judgment via an independent action when its own unexcused negligence led to the judgment's entry in the first place? The defendant, judgment-creditor Peter J. Lombardi (Lombardi), appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, judgment-debtor, Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate). In granting Allstate relief from a previous judgment...

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