Legal Opinion
Norton v. Inhabitants of Fayette
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 16, 1936PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtManser, J.
A practicing attorney at Livermore Falls, in the County of Androscoggin, at one “time represented the plaintiff in connection with her claim now in suit against the defendant. He was at the same time Judge of the Municipal Court at Livermore Falls.
The statute, R. S., Chap. 97, Sec. 33, provides that, “No judge of any municipal or police court shall act as counsel or attorney in any case, cause, matter or thing, which depends upon or relates to any cause exclusively cognizable by the court over which he presides, or which is actually brought in said court, although concurrently cognizable by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bond v. BondSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1928
- Tampa Street Railway & Power Co. v. Tampa Suburban RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- ConantSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1907
- National Publicity Society v. RayeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1916
- Burlington Insurance v. McLeodSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. MardenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Newberry v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1939
- In Re BernardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- In Re BernardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979