Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Lourenco DoCouto v. Blue Water Realty, LLC

March 11, 2024

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s grant of the motions to dismiss, holding that res judicata barred the plaintiff’s claims, that the appellate court could not consider the service‑of‑process issue because no notice of appeal was filed, and that the District Court possessed both legal and equitable jurisdiction over the landlord‑tenant dispute regardless of the $10,000 monetary limit.