Chariho Regional School District v. State

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The Supreme Court vacated the order of the superior court granting Defendants' motion to dismiss Plaintiff's complaint alleging breach of contract and seeking a declaration that Defendants had breached an agreement, holding that it cannot be said that Plaintiff failed to state a claim for which relief may be granted.Plaintiff, Chariho Regional School District, sued Defendants, the Rhode Island Department of Education, the Rhode Island Department of Administration, the Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education, and the former Commissioner of Education alleging that the state Defendants had breached paragraph 1(d) of an agreement to convey certain property to Plaintiff "provided that Chariho continues to provide career and technical programs to students" (the CTC transfer agreement). A hearing justice granted the state Defendants' motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court vacated the order, holding (1) Plaintiff adequately pled a breach of paragraph 1(d) of the CTC transfer agreement; and (2) the hearing justice erred in finding that termination of the contract, as provided for in paragraph 3(a) of the CTC transfer agreement, represented Plaintiff's sole remedy for the state Defendants' breach. View "Chariho Regional School District v. State" on Justia Law