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COFFEY v. AMERICAN CANCER SOC.

No. 86-476-Appeal.

540 A.2d 643 (1988)

Neil F. COFFEY et al. v. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 22, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Kelly, Newport, Leonard Decof, Decof & Grimm, Richard D. Prentiss, Providence, for plaintiffs.

Edward L. Gnys, Jr., Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., Providence, B. Mitchell Simpson, Callahan & Sayer, Newport, for defendants.

OPINION

FAY, Chief Justice.

The plaintiffs in this action, Neil F. Coffey and his wife, Diane C. Coffey, acting individually and as the representatives of their four children, appeal from a directed verdict and a jury verdict in favor of the defendants. They also appeal the partial denial of their motion for a new trial.1 The American Cancer Society, Rhode Island Division, Inc. (Cancer Society) and Derby Enterprises, Inc. (Derby...

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