Legal Opinion
Hossler Ex Rel. Dows v. Barry
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 26, 1979PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DELAHANTY, Justice.
Following a June 13, 1977 jury trial in the Superior Court, York County, a verdict of $25,500 was returned for the plaintiff, Carol Hossler, as next friend for her children, William and Kevin Dows. This appeal, brought by the defendant, John Barry, as administrator of his wife’s estate, challenges the presiding Justice’s rulings on matters relating to the conflict of laws and the use of collateral estoppel.
We sustain the appeal.
On July 2, 1969, an accident occurred in Kittery, Maine involving two automobiles. The defendant was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his wife…
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