Legal Opinion

Godsoe v. Godsoe

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 18, 2010No. Docket: And-09-255PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

[¶ 1] Donald B. Godsoe appeals from separate summary judgments entered in the District Court (Lewiston, Beliveau, J.) in favor of Elizabeth Godsoe and Peter Wiers. , Donald argues that the court erred in granting- Elizabeth’s and Wiers’s motions for summary judgment on the grounds of: (1) res judicata because a triable issue of fact remained as to whether Elizabeth and Wiers committed fraud concerning the paternity of Elizabeth’s son; and (2) collateral estoppel because the court’s decision, concluding that Donald’s action against Elizabeth and Wiers was barred, constituted gender…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hossler Ex Rel. Dows v. BarrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  2. MacOmber v. MacQuinn-TweedieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  3. Department of Human Services v. LowatchieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  4. Stitham v. HendersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Bates v. Department of Behavioral & Developmental ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Pollack v. Regional School Unit 75Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
  2. Wilmington Trust Company v. Karen Anne Sullivan-ThorneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  3. Howard v. HowardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010

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