Legal Opinion

Small v. Small

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 28, 1980PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WERNICK, Justice.

Defendant Beverly Small has appealed from a judgment of the Superior Court (Hancock County) which (1) refused modification of the obligation to pay alimony which had been imposed on defendant by a 1974 judgment adjudicating a divorce between plaintiff Virginia Small and the defendant, and (2) adjudged defendant in contempt of court for having failed to comply with court judgments and orders requiring defendant to pay past due amounts of alimony remaining unpaid.

Defendant raises two points on appeal. He says, first, that the Superior Court Justice abused his discretion in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Charles Cushman Co. v. MackesySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1938
  4. Strater v. StraterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
  5. State v. VickersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  2. Meyer v. MeyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  3. Wells v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  4. State v. HansonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  5. Land Use Regulation Commission v. TuckSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

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