Legal Opinion
Morrill v. Morrill
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 3, 1998PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANA, Justice.
[¶ 1] George R. Morrill appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior. Court (Cumberland County, Mills, J.) after a jury verdict finding he tortiously interfered with his brother Gardner’s expectancy of an inheritance in their parents’ residential property. George contends that the court committed errors in excluding certain evidence and in its instructions to the jury. We agree and vacate the judgment.
[¶2] Ruth and Gardner R. Morrill had three children, Gardner W., Roger, and George. Between 1981 and 1989, the parents made certain real estate and stock transfers to their son…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Firestone v. GalbreathOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- Towle v. AubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Ruebsamen v. MaddocksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- Plimpton v. GerrardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- DesMarais v. DesjardinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Robert M. Cote v. Donald R. CoteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
- Wellin v. WellinDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2015
- Johnson v. CraneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
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