Legal Opinion
City of Old Town v. Dimoulas
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 9, 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.
[¶ 1] Antonios and Claudia Dimoulas appeal from several judgments entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County). The Dimoulases appeal from a summary judgment (Marden, J.) entered in favor of the City of Old Town in the Dimoulases’ counterclaim to recover damages for defamation; a judgment (Marsano, J.) entered following a jury trial declaring that a zoning ordinance adopted by referendum is inconsistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and constitutes illegal spot zoning; and a judgment as a matter of law (Marsano, J.) in favor of the City in the Dimoulases’ counterclaim brought…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- James Chongris and George Chongris v. Board of Appeals of the Town of AndoverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Rodgers v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Wayne v. Farm Family Mutual InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
- Gorham v. Town of Cape ElizabethSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
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