Legal Opinion

Paula Bratton v. Halsey McDonough

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 6, 2014No. Docket Som-12-400PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.

[¶ 1] Paula Bratton and Daniel Hills Sr., individually and on behalf of their three minor children (collectively, the Brattons), appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Somerset County, Cuddy, J.) granting Halsey McDonough’s motion for judgment as a matter of law as to some of their claims and in favor of McDonough based on a jury verdict on the remaining claims. The Brattons argue that the trial court erred in excluding expert testimony on proximate causation; refusing to instruct the jury in accordance with Lovely v. Allstate Insurance Co., 658 A.2d 1091, 1092-93 (Me.1995); and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  3. Tuttle v. RaymondSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  4. German v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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