Case Name: Town of East Greenwich and the East Greenwich Fire District v. Public Utilities Commission and Penn Central Company
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1976-03-11
Citations: 116 R.I. 910
Docket Number: M. P. No. 76-91
Parties: Town of East Greenwich and the East Greenwich Fire District v. Public Utilities Commission and Penn Central Company.
Judges: 
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports
Volume: 116
Pages: 910–910

Head Matter:
M. P. No. 76-91.
Town of East Greenwich and the East Greenwich Fire District v. Public Utilities Commission and Penn Central Company.
A. Earl Shaw, Jr., Town Solicitor, George A. Bristol, for The East Greenwich Fire District, for petitioners. Julius C. Michaelson, Attorney General, for respondents. Roberts & Willey Incorporated, Richard M. Peirce, for Penn Central Company.

Opinion:
Motion of petitioners for a stay of the order of the Public Utilities Commission is denied on condition that the Public Utilities Commission commence hearings on the closing of the Queen Street Railroad Crossing within three weeks of this order and proceed expeditiously in this matter. This order is without prejudice to the petitioners making a new motion for a stay if it becomes necessary.