Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Gregg
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 14, 1993PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Chief Justice.
Defendants Kate May Gregg and W. Layton Stewart appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Silsby, J.) rejecting a referee’s finding that plaintiff Asa E. Phillips, Jr., abandoned a right of way for vehicular purposes. Defendants contend that the ev- idenee supports the referee’s finding. Plaintiff cross-appeals, arguing that he was erroneously denied compensatory and punitive damages. We conclude that the Superior Court erred only by failing to award nominal damages. We modify the judgment to award $100 damages and affirm as modified.
Plaintiff,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Desotell v. SzczygielMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Paine v. SpottiswoodeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Chase v. EastmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- Canadian National Railway v. SpragueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Bank of Maine v. GiguereSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
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