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Inhabitants of Dover-Foxcroft v. Inhabitants of Lincoln

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 28, 1937PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDunn, C. J.

Counsel, on appearing below, made his appearance special. Larrabee v. Larrabee, 33 Me., 100; Thomas v. Thomas, 98 Me., 184, 56 A., 651. He seasonably moved to dismiss the action. Rules of Court, 129 Me., 505; McAlpine v. Smith, 68 Me., 423; Kehail v. Tarbox, 112 Me., 327, 92 A., 182. The ground of the motion was that, for want of a proper return day, the summons of the writ (a copy of the writ had been left in service), was insufficient to bring the defendant town within the jurisdiction of the court.

Issuance of the writ was from the Superior Court, in Piscataquis, on November 25,1935; the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cummings v. LandesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  2. Lyon v. VanattaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
  3. Denison v. CraftsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
  4. Inhabitants of Winslow v. Inhabitants of TroySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1902
  5. Hamilton v. IngrahamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Burtchell v. WilleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1952
  2. North v. Town Real Estate Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
  3. Krueger v. LynchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1951
  4. Krueger v. LynchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1951

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