Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Flynn
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 3, 1984PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOLNIK, Justice.
The defendant, Patrick Flynn, was held in civil contempt by the Superior Court (Kennebec County) for failure to comply with its earlier order directing the defendant to make certain payments. Because the Superior Court erroneously imposed on the defendant the burden of proving his inability to comply with the judgment, we vacate the order of contempt.
In Mitchell v. Flynn, 460 A.2d 1375 (Me.1983), we affirmed a judgment against the defendant for breach of contract arising from the sale of real estate. In addition to monetary damages the judgment included equitable provisions…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In the Matter of Gilhuly's PetitionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by11 opinions
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