Legal Opinion

Olsen v. French

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 24, 1983PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.

The plaintiffs, Beverly Ann and Craig Olsen, appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court, Kennebec County, in favor of the defendant, Iona French, following an adverse jury verdict. They complain of reversible error at the trial level for rendering judgment in favor of the defendant, because 1) there was no evidence at trial warranting the jury to return a verdict for the defendant on the issue of negligence, 2) the defendant improperly introduced in the case evidence previously ruled inadmissible at pretrial hearing on motion in limine, and 3) the…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Jetco Electronic Industries, Inc. v. GardinerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. Poulin v. Colby CollegeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. Page v. PreisserCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. Coy E. Kirtland v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Columbia Gulf Transmission CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Miller v. SzelenyiSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
  2. Davila Ex Rel. Taylor v. BodelsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. State v. MichaudSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  4. Pelkey v. Canadian Pacific Ltd.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  5. Sheltra v. RochefortSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995

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