Legal Opinion
Avery v. Whatley
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 25, 1996PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
Kay A. Whatley, individually, and Kay A. Whatley and Robert B. Whatley, as trustees of the Whatley Family Trust (Whatleys), 1 appeal from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Saufley, J.) in favor of Chester P. Avery, Jr. and Sabra K. Avery (Averys), following a jury trial on their claim that Kay had unduly influenced Gladys Avery in securing a deed to certain premises. The Whatleys contend the court erred (1) by ordering that the action be tried by a jury; (2) by not granting their motion for a judgment as a matter of law at the close of the Averys’ case…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- H. Anita Lincoln, Cross-Appellant v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and Clyde W. Hall and Evanel R. Terrell, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Leimer v. Woods, Housing ExpediterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by8 opinions
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