Legal Opinion

Sirois v. Town of Frenchville

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 12, 1982PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Justice.

The plaintiff, Roland Sirois appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Aroos-took County), which granted summary judgment to the defendant Town of Frenchville. Plaintiff’s action sought to impose liability upon the defendant municipality on either a contract or an estoppel theory for the Town’s failure to purchase, maintain and operate a sewage treatment facility. The Superior Court found that the action was barred by the Statute of Frauds. While we do not concur with that finding, we affirm the judgment on the grounds that the evidence submitted on the motion for summary…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chapman v. BomannSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  2. Van Buren Light & Power Co. v. Inhabitants of Van BurenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1917
  3. Inhabitants of Richmond v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1866
  4. Prest v. Inhabitants of FarmingtonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1917

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Erickson v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  2. Budge v. Town of MillinocketSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  3. Struck v. HackettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  4. Cottle Enterprises, Inc. v. Town of FarmingtonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  5. State v. SiroisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984

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