Legal Opinion
Stewart Carney Jr. v. Hancock County
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 15, 2025No. Pen-24-224PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
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Docket: Pen-24-224 Argued: December 12, 2024 Decided: April 15, 2025 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. STEWART CARNEY JR. et al. v. HANCOCK COUNTY et al. MEAD, J. [¶1] The estate of an inmate who died by suicide at the Hancock County Jail and the inmate’s surviving spouse filed a medical malpractice notice of claim against the County and several county officials and employees. The County and several of its employees1 (collectively the County Appellants) and Jail Housing Officer…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Cutler Associates, Inc. v. Merrill Trust Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Gafner v. Down East Community HospitalSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
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