Legal Opinion
Lindsey v. County of Cumberland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 2, 1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WERNICK, Justice.
ON REPORT.
This petition for habeas corpus 1 was initiated before a single Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court sitting in the Superi- or Court. It seeks release from an alleged illegal confinement of the petitioner in the Cumberland County Jail. The single Justice enlarged petitioner from jail on his personal recognizance pending final decision of the case.
None of the respondents in the case entered an appearance. Petitioner moved for a judgment by default. Upon the motion the presiding Justice deemed it necessary that, in view of the nature of the proceeding as habeas…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Yoder v. County of CumberlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Hand v. NickersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1953
- Hitch v. HitchSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Fenn v. FennSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1931
3Cited by5 opinions
- Sheepscot Land Corp. v. GregorySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Security Savings Bank v. MuellerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Brown v. HendrickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Canal National Bank v. Old Folks' Home Ass'n of BrunswickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
- Canal Nat. Bank v. OLD FOLKS'HOME ASS'N, BRUNSWICKSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975