Legal Opinion
Fitzgerald v. City of Bangor
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 30, 1999PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, J.
[¶ 1] Charles Fitzgerald appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Delahanty, J.) in favor of the City of Bangor on the City’s claim of title to real property through the foreclosure of a tax lien. Fitzgerald asserts that he should have been allowed to assert equitable estoppel as a defense to the City’s claim. • We affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] In 1994, Charles Fitzgerald owned, among others, two properties in Bangor. The properties, known as the “Freese’s Building” and the “Dakin’s Building,” were subject to a first mortgage held by Bruce Slovin. Because…
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