Legal Opinion
Chenard v. Marcel Motors
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 2, 1978PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DELAHANTY, Justice.
On Sunday, October 6,1974, the Lewiston Lodge of Elks sponsored a golf tournament at the Fairlawn Country Club in Poland, Maine. The defendant, Marcel Motors, an automobile dealership, was asked to donate an automobile as a prize. To promote its business, the defendant accepted the proposal and agreed to give any golfer who shot a hole in one a new 1974 Dodge Colt. Fliers advertising the tournament were posted in the Elks Club and sent to potential participants. On the day of the tournament, an agent of the defendant drove a new 1974 Dodge Colt to the golf course and parked…
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