Legal Opinion
Inhabitants of the Town of Warren v. Norwood
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 20, 1941PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurchie, J.
By writ of entry, the plaintiff town here seeks to assert a title claimed to have been acquired under the operation of Chapter 244 of the Public Laws of Maine, 1933, as amended. The tax, on which the lien sought to be enforced is based, was assessed against defendant as owner of the property in 1937. The lien certificate expired August 18,1939. The writ, dated April 3, 1940, was served April 5, 1940.
The statute was designed, according to legislative pronouncement incorporated therein, to provide a method, additional to those already established, for the enforcement of liens on real estate…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Turpin v. LemonSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Smith v. ClevelandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1863
- Sawyer v. GilmoreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1912
- Smith v. State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- City of Auburn v. MandarelliSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. Fantastic Fair & Karmil Merchandising Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
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