Legal Opinion
Town of Manchester v. Augusta Country Club
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 23, 1984PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
The plaintiffs 1 claim that the general public has acquired the right to use a right-of-way and a beach on land of the defendants along the northern shore of Lake Cob-bosseecontee. In addition, the Town of Manchester alleges that the defendants are estopped to deny that the town holds such an easement in trust for the general public. The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Kennebec County, in favor of the Augusta Country Club and the Augusta Golf Company. Because the evi- denee supports the decision of the Superior Court and because the right of the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Thornton v. HayOregon Supreme Court · 1969
- Matsushita Electric Corp. of America v. Sonus Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Dartnell v. BidwellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1916
- Beutler v. MaynardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Interstate Industrial Uniform Rental Service, Inc. v. Couri Pontiac, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Dowley v. MorencySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
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