Legal Opinion
Whit Shaw Associates v. Wardwell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 5, 1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff Whit Shaw Associates appeals the dismissal by the Superior Court (Cumberland County) of its complaint seeking indemnification from Madelyn Wardwell, individually, under a brokerage agreement she executed with plaintiff to promote the sale of a bakery business. The Superior Court in granting Wardwell’s motion under M.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), construed the brokerage agreement to bind Wardwell’s corporation, and not Wardwell individually. On appeal, we find that the brokerage agreement is ambiguous as to whether Wardwell assumed any obligation to indemnify Whit Shaw…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Baybutt Construction Corp. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Tinker v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Ace Ambulance Service, Inc. v. City of AugustaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
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