Legal Opinion
Knowlton v. Attorney General
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 28, 2009PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] This appeal stems from a complaint filed by Alan D. Knowlton seeking money damages against the Attorney General and Superintendent of Insurance for their alleged breach of a consent agreement. The Attorney General and the Superintendent of Insurance (collectively, the State) appeal from the Superior Court’s (Penobscot County, Anderson, J.) partial denial of their motion for a summary judgment. They assert that the State has sovereign immunity with respect to claims for monetary damages arising out of an alleged breach of the consent agreement. We conclude that the State is immune from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Drake v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- A.F.A.B., Inc. v. Town of Old Orchard BeachSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- State v. WeinschenkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
- Young v. Greater Portland Transit DistrictSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
- Webb v. HaasSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Fortin v. TitcombCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Claire Dean Perry v. William T. Dean Jr.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
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- Susan Hamilton v. Drummond WoodsumSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2020
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