Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Gaines
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 7, 1939PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHudson, J.
Trover to recover damages for the alleged conversion of six cows. The defendant, a State Humane agent and an agent of the Pine Tree Humane Society, pleaded the general issue and, by way of brief statement, that “she was justified in taking the chattels ... by virtue of the Revised Statutes of the State of Maine and acts amendatory thereto.”
Involved are Sections 63 and 67 of Chapter 135, R. S. 1930, the latter as amended by Chapter 114 of the Public Laws of 1931. The presiding Justice adjudged them constitutional and on motion directed a verdict for the defendant, to which ruling the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- State v. MayoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1909
- York Harbor Village Corp. v. LibbySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1928
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. County CommissionersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1887
- In re StanleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1934
- Bennett v. DavisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1897
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Danforth v. State Department of Health and WelfareSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Penobscot Area Housing Development Corp. v. City of BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- National Hearing Aid Centers, Inc. v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Michaud v. City of BangorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
- Smith v. CostelloIdaho Supreme Court · 1955
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