Legal Opinion
Batchelder v. Tweedie
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 28, 1972PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POMEROY, Justice.
What did the Legislature intend as to an action commenced in October 1970 to recover damages resulting from an automobile accident occurring February 13, 1969, in which action a verdict for the plaintiff was returned June 16, 1971, when it said in the amendment to 14 M.R.S.A. § 1602, which became effective October 1, 1969,
“In all civil actions, except those actions involving a contract or note which contract or note contains a provision relating to interest, interest shall be assessed from the date on which the complaint is filed in court, provided that if the prevailing…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. RosenthalSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- Ballog v. Knight Newspapers, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1969
- Foster v. QuigleySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1962
- Langley v. Home Indemnity CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Salter v. . Utica Black River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Champagne v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Scholz v. S.B. International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- In Re Valuation of Common Stock of McLoon Oil Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- Ginn v. Penobscot CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- Michaud v. Northern Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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