Legal Opinion

Hiram Ricker & Sons v. Students International Meditation Society

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 17, 1974No. 73-1273PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity action based on a contract. Plaintiff-appellee Ricker owns a 2500-acre resort complex in Poland Springs, Maine, which includes lodgings, a golf course and a beach. At the beginning of 1970, only the golf course and a single adjacent building, the Poland Springs Lodge, were actually in use and open to the public. In February 1970, representatives of the defendant-appellant Society contacted Ricker about taking over some of the unused facilities from June 28 to July 26 for a course to train new instructors of transcendental meditation. 1 After some…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. John E. Rosasco Creameries, Inc. v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  4. Latipac, Inc. v. Superior Court of Marin CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Gatti v. Highland Park Builders, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1946

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Jeffrey Kassel v. Gannett Co., Inc., D/B/A "Usa Today,"Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. Fernandez v. ChardonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  3. Green v. RichmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  4. Citaramanis v. HallowellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
  5. United States v. Hancho C. KimCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979

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