LEGAL DOCUMENT

Case: Robert R. RYAN et al. v. RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION et al.
Citation: 409 A.2d 1231
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1979-11-16
Docket Number: No. 78-115-Appeal
Pages: 1231–1232
Volume: 409
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series

Parties: Robert R. RYAN et al. v. RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION et al.

Robert R. RYAN et al. v. RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION et al.
No. 78-115-Appeal.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
Nov. 16, 1979.
Gifford, Jones & Acton, Delphis R. Jones, North Kingstown, for plaintiffs.
Stephen F. Mullen, Chief Legal Counsel, Providence, Rhode Island Department of Transportation. Tobin, LeRoy & Silver-stein, Max Wistow, John P. Barylick, Providence, for amici curiae, John P. Rutkevicz, III, John P. Rutkevicz, Jr.

ORDER
The plaintiffs have appealed the Superior Court’s dismissal of their complaint in which they sought damages allegedly due to the negligence of the Registry of Motor Vehicles in returning a driver’s license to an individual when, according to the plaintiffs, the registry “had good cause to believe” that the restoration of the license would be “inimical to the public safety and welfare.” On November 5, 1979, the plaintiffs appeared before us in response to our order to show cause why their appeal should not be summarily dismissed. The plaintiffs have shown the requisite cause. Accordingly, their appeal is returned to the. regular calendar.