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GRIFFIN v. STATE OF R.I.

No. 84-1715.

760 F.2d 359 (1985)

Julia Eliza GRIFFIN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman L. Grant, Pawtucket, R.I., for appellant.

Charles C. McKinley, Providence, R.I., for appellees.

Before BREYER, ALDRICH and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue here is whether principles of res judicata bar the plaintiff/appellant's federal court action. We believe that they do and thus affirm the district court's dismissal of the case.

Plaintiff/appellant Julia E. Griffin brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 attacking the condemnation of several parcels of her real estate by the state of Rhode Island. The state took the parcels, for which Griffin received compensation...

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