Legal Opinion
Cheney v. Richards
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 16, 1931PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPattangall, C. J.
On report. The sole issue presented by the record and which this court is required to decide is whether or not defendant failed to comply with the terms of a decree in equity ordering him to make a conveyance of certain real estate to plaintiff and because of such non-compliance is guilty of contempt.
*289The controversy arose from the following state of facts. Plaintiff brought a bill in equity to compel specific performance of an oral contract to convey certain real estate of which defendant held legal title and plaintiff was in possession. The parties disagreed as to the conditions of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In re NevittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Hayes v. FischerSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Welch v. BarberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Erwin v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1889
- Gale v. Tuolumne County Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1914
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Hatten v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Town of Nottingham v. Cedar Waters, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Reville v. RevilleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
- Charles Cushman Co. v. MackesySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1938
- State v. VickersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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