Legal Opinion
Ross v. Hanson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 29, 1967PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMSON, Chief Justice.
At stake is the right of the plaintiff to the office of Deputy Secretary of State. This is a complaint for declaratory judgment brought before us on report. 14 M.R. S.A. § 5951 et seq. “Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act”. The case is-before us by agreement of the parties for final decision. Maine Rules Civil Procedure, Rule 72(a).
The facts are not in dispute. The allegations of the complaint, admitted by the answer, read as follows:
“1. On January 11, 1965, the plaintiff was duly appointed by the Secretary of State of the State of Maine as a Deputy Secretary of State…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Matter of Fornara v. SchroederNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- People ex rel. Gullett v. McCulloughIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
- Sawyer v. GilmoreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1912
- Nichols v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Matter of Rohr v. KenngottNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by6 opinions
- League of Women Voters v. Secretary of StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Town of Windham v. LaPointeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Peter-Palican v. Government of the Northern Mariana IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Longley v. State Employees Appeals BoardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
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