Legal Opinion
Bartlett v. Pullen
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 28, 1991PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Both plaintiff Elden Bartlett and defendants Kenneth and Elsie Pullen claim title to a 40-acre parcel of land in Somerville. After a jury trial, the Superior Court (Lincoln County, McKinley, J) entered judgment declaring Bartlett to hold title to the disputed parcel and awarding him damages for defendants’ trespass. On the Pullens’ appeal, we affirm.
Bartlett and the Pullens trace their respective claims of title to the 40-acre parcel to two separate deeds executed by one James Bailey in 1838 and 1842, dividing a 178-acre parcel known as Lot 19 on the Norris Plan. In…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Reed v. TracySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Bemis v. BradleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1927
- Hewitt v. BahmuellerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
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