Legal Opinion

Pettee v. Young

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 9, 2001PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRudman, J.

[¶ 1] Maynard Pettee appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Hjelm, J.), affirming a judgment of the District Court (Bar Harbor, Gunther, J.) in Pettee’s action against Young. 1 The District Court found the deed from Young to Pettee to be ambiguous. We disagree and vacate the judgment in part.

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[¶2] Young and Pettee own adjoining properties in the Seal Harbor Village section of the town of Mt. Desert. Pettee has two buildings on his property. One is a finished cottage with full utilities and the other is an unfinished “carpenter’s shop” without utilities. The…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Tuttle v. RaymondSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. Beckwith v. RossiSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
  3. Colquhoun v. WebberSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  4. Saltonstall v. CummingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
  5. Gutcheon v. BectonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

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3Cited by11 opinions

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