Case Name: ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. v. Andrew VACCARO et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1983-05-20
Citations: 460 A.2d 22
Docket Number: No. 82-477-Appeal
Parties: ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. v. Andrew VACCARO et al.
Judges: REVILACQUA, C.J., and MURRAY, J., did not participate.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 460
Pages: 22–23

Head Matter:
ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. v. Andrew VACCARO et al.
No. 82-477-Appeal.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
May 20, 1983.
Charles H. Anderson, Providence, for plaintiff.
Eugene F. Toro, Providence, for defendant.

Opinion:
ORDER
This case came before a hearing panel of this court on May 17, 1983 pursuant to an order directed to both parties to show cause why this appeal should not be summarily decided. After hearing the arguments of counsel and examining the memoranda filed, we are of the opinion that the judgment dismissing the plaintiffs complaint pursuant to Super.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) was erroneous. The allegations of the complaint clearly raised a question of fact concerning actual notice. Therefore, the necessary predicate for granting of a motion to dismiss was not established. Bragg v. Warwick Shoppers World, Inc., 102 R.I. 8, 227 A.2d 582 (1967). Consequently, the plaintiff's appeal is sustained, the judgment of the Superior Court is vacated, and the papers in the case may be remanded to the Superior Court for further proceedings.
REVILACQUA, C.J., and MURRAY, J., did not participate.