Legal Opinion
Roy v. Buckley
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 18, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Justice.
[¶ 1] Jean-Francois Roy appeals from the summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Saufley, J.) in favor of John S. Buckley, Sr. Roy contends that the court erred by ruling that a Quebec judgment he obtained against Buckley could not be recognized and enforced in Maine pursuant to principles of comity because the means of service of process in the underlying action failed to satisfy United States Constitutional standards of due process. We agree and vacate the judgment.
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[¶2] Roy and Buckley were two of the three shareholders of Carex Services, Inc., a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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