Brown v. Corriveau

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Gale Brown appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Wathen, J.) vacating an order of the District Court (Augusta, Studstrup, J.) partially lifting an attachment on trustee process of defendant Raymond Corriveau’s share of the proceeds of the sale of the parties’ former marital residence. On appeal plaintiff contends that the appellate justice erred in ruling that defendant was entitled to a homestead exception pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 4422(1) (Supp.1989) to the extent of $7,500 of those proceeds. We agree.

The procedural background is…