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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Bernier v. Lombardi, 793 A.2d 201 (2002)

Citation
Bernier v. Lombardi, 793 A.2d 201 (2002)
Parent Document
Bernier v. Lombardi, 793 A.2d 201 (2002)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
2002-03-27

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On appeal, the tenant alleges that the trial justice erred in denying his motion for a new trial. He asserts that the trial justice misconceived the issue before her and improperly revisited the earlier decision of the District Court. The tenant also argues that the trial justice’s findings are not supported by the evidence. He contends that the court’s conclusion that the landlord could not be responsible for the electricity shutoff contradicts “common sense and logic in that electric power can be shut off by anyone without the necessity of any [confirming] records * * *.” Furthermore, the tenant argues, the trial justice’s findings that the eviction was not retaliatory were contrary to the evidence.