Legal Opinion
Foisy v. Bishop
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 6, 1967PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
This is an appeal from an interlocutory ruling' vacating an attachment. There has been no hearing on the merits. The appeal is not prematurely taken. An order vacating an attachment falls within an exception to the “final judgment” rule and is immediately appealable since “great and irreparable loss” may otherwise result. See M.R.C.P., Rule 73; Field and McKusick, Comment Sec. 73.2; Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, (1950) 339 U.S. 684, 70 S.Ct. 861, 94 L.Ed. 1206.
The complaint in the first instance alleged common ownership of real estate by plaintiff and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Byam v. BickfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Maddox v. GoddardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1839
- Symonds v. HarrisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1862
- Hall v. HallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1914
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Northeast Investment Co. v. Leisure Living Communities, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Loyal Erectors, Inc. v. Hamilton & Son, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Plumbago Mining Corp. v. SweattSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Boyle v. ShareSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Bank of Maine v. GiguereSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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