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Wells v. State

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 9, 1984PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.... provided neverthelesse that no mans person shall be kept in prison for debt but when there appears some estate which he will not produce ....

Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641.

Once again we are asked to reaffirm the basic principle of individual liberty that persons are not to be imprisoned for debt. Scott and Bonny Wells were committed to jail pursuant to an order finding them in contempt for failure to make installment payments as specified in a “Consent to Installment Payment Order.” They appeal from the denial by the Superior Court, Franklin County, of their…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. In re NevittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
  3. State v. GleasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. Meyer v. MeyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
  5. McDaniel v. McDanielCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Matter of BenoitSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. Wrenn v. LewisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  3. Efstathiou v. EfstathiouSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  4. International Paper Co. v. United Paperworkers International UnionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
  5. State v. HansonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984

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