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HOUDE v. STATE

No. 2008-55-Appeal.

973 A.2d 493 (2009)

Russell L. HOUDE, Sr. v. STATE of Rhode Island et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 24, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean M. McAteer, Esq., for Plaintiff.

George H. Rinaldi, Esq., Providence, for Defendant.

Present: GOLDBERG, Acting C.J., FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, ROBINSON, JJ., and WILLIAMS, C.J. (ret.).

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

"[A] person that started in to carry a cat home by the tail was gitting knowledge that was always going to be useful to him, and warn't ever going to grow dim or doubtful."1

This case exemplifies Mark Twain's witty observation instructing us that every choice is attended by consequences. The plaintiff, Russell L. Houde, Sr., appeals from...

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