Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Keenan

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 20, 1995PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Aden Murphy appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County, Perkins, A.R.J.) dismissing his complaint against J. Kevin Keenan and Reginald Monroe, doing business as Captain’s Choice, on the ground that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants. Unpersuaded by Murphy’s contentions that there is jurisdiction over the defendants pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 704-A (1980), we affirm the judgment.

In 1992, Murphy, a resident of Hollis Center, purchased a 1990 motorboat at Captain’s Choice, a New Hampshire boat dealership. The boat was shown to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Interstate Food Processing Corp. v. Pellerito Foods, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Commerce Bank and Trust Co. v. DwormanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  2. Divicino v. Polaris IndustriesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2001
  3. Dorf v. Complastik Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  4. Scott v. JonesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1997
  5. Telford Aviation, Inc. v. Raycom National, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2000

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