Legal Opinion

Robert M. Cote v. Donald R. Cote

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 28, 2016No. Docket Yor-15-351PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.

[¶ 1] Robert M. Cote appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Superi- or Court (York County, O’Neil> J.) in favor of Donald R. Cote, Priscille J. Cote, and Angela Cote, on Robert’s complaint alleging tortious interference with an expectancy of an inheritance. On appeal, Robert contends that the court erred in concluding that he failed to adduce prima facie evidence of causation. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Viewed in the light most favorable to Robert, the nonmoving party, the summary judgment record contains the following evidence. See Angell v. Hallee, 2014 ME 72, ¶ 16,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Stanley v. Hancock County CommissionersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  3. Gerard Brady v. Cumberland CountySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  4. Plimpton v. GerrardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  5. Beneficial Maine Inc. v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gloria Carignan v. Paul R. Dumas Jr.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  2. BATAL-SHOLLER v. BATALDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2023
  3. Gloria Carignan v. Paul R. Dumas Jr.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  4. dewdney v. duncanVermont Superior Court · 2024

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