Legal Opinion

Howard v. Deschambeault

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 10, 1959PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliamson, C. J.

This is an action of trover to recover damages for the conversion of plaintiff’s automobile. Exceptions to the direction of a verdict for the defendant are overruled.

We take the evidence and the inferences to be drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Ward v. Merrill, 154 Me. 45, 141 A. (2nd) 438. Under the rule a jury could have found the following facts:

The plaintiff parked his automobile on River Street in Biddeford in such a way as to obstruct the driveway or entrance to defendant’s parking lot. Whether the front end of the car, which was on the driveway, was in fact…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ward v. MerrillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1958
  2. McPheters v. PageSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1891
  3. Crocker v. GulliferSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1858
  4. Dubie v. BranzSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1950
  5. Harvey v. AnaconeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1936

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. ClelandDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1980
  2. Itano v. Colonial Yacht AnchorageCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  3. Sweet v. AustinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1962
  4. Read v. Downey State BankIdaho Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Wyman v. RobinsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1960

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