Legal Opinion

Whitten v. Greeley-Shaw

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 19, 1987PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NICHOLS, Justice.

On appeal the Defendant, Shirley C. Greeley-Shaw, contends that the Superior Court (Cumberland County) committed error when it entered judgment against her upon a promissory note in favor of the Plaintiff, George D. Whitten, in a foreclosure action, and when the court refused to recognize a certain writing entered into by the parties as a valid contract, that writing being the basis of the Defendant’s counterclaim.

We reject both of the Defendant’s claims of error and deny the appeal.

The Defendant’s first claim of error originates from the foreclosure action brought by the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Zamore v. WhittenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  2. Shaw v. PhilbrickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1930
  3. Maine Mutual Marine Insurance v. HodgkinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1876
  4. Great Northern Manufacturing Co. v. BrownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1915
  5. Burgess v. QueenSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Snow v. BE & K Construction Co.District Court, D. Maine · 2001
  2. Hodgkins v. New England Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Canales v. University of Phoenix, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2012
  4. Panasonic Communications & Systems Co. v. State, Department of Administration, Bureau of PurchasesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  5. Parker v. WakelinDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1996

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