Legal Opinion
Nightingale v. Leach
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 26, 2004PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRudman, J.
[¶ 1] Richard Nightingale appeals from a judgment entered as a matter of law in the Superior Court (Knox County, Gorman, J.) in favor of James and Pamela Leach on Nightingale’s five-count complaint alleging (1) negligence; (2) breach of express contract; (3) conversion; (4) breach of trust; and (5) breach of implied contract. Nightingale asserts that the court erred by entering a judgment as a matter of law on his claims for negligence, breach of implied contract, and breach of express contract. We agree and vacate the judgment.
I. STANDARD OF REVIEW
[¶ 2] The standard of review we use when…
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- Wyman v. Osteopathic Hospital of Maine, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
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