Legal Opinion

Jones v. Carrier

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 2, 1984PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCOLNIK, Justice.

In an action to quiet title and for reformation of a deed, plaintiffs Kenneth and Kathleen Jones appeal from a decision of the Superior Court (Piscataquis County) granting judgment for the defendants, Kenneth and Sandra Carrier. The parties to this suit lay claim to a disputed parcel of land through separate chains of title. On appeal, the Joneses contend that the court below erred in denying them the remedy of reformation of an earlier deed in the de fendants’ chain of title. We affirm the judgment.

The disputed parcel is a triangular, sixteen acre tract of woodland lying…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Horner v. FlynnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
  2. Blue Rock Industries v. Raymond International, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
  3. Sargent v. CoolidgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. Badger v. HillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  5. Day v. McEwenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Longley v. KnappSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  2. Olson v. AlbertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
  3. Thompson v. PendletonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  4. Lietz v. BerrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
  5. Strout v. GammonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993

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