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← 90 RI 417 - Greenhalgh v. McCanna

Greenhalgh v. McCanna’s Empirical Analysis

1960

Citation profile

1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
June 1962
most recently cited

1 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on Collier & Wallis, Ltd. v. Astor · Tillinghast v. Brown University

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “The rule generally adopted in construing statutes on this subject is that a party is aggrieved by the judgment or decree when it operates on his rights of property or bears directly upon his interest. * * * The word `aggrieved' refers to a substantial grievance, a denial of some personal or property right or the imposition upon a party of a burden or obligation.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

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