Legal Opinion

Searles v. Trustees of St. Joseph's College

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided June 6, 1997PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIPEZ, Justice.

[¶ 1] Paul Searles appeals from the summary judgment entered for the defendants in the Superior Court (Franklin County, Mar-den, J.). Searles alleged that while playing basketball for St. Joseph’s College the negligence of the defendants caused him permanent injuries and that they breached a contract to pay the medical expenses related to his injuries. Because we conclude that genuine issues of material fact exist on Searles’s negligence claims, we vacate the judgment in part.

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[¶ 2] Paul Searles entered St. Joseph’s College as a freshman in 1988, having been awarded an athletic…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Wing v. MorseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
  2. Isaacson v. Husson CollegeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
  3. Cyr v. GiesenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1954
  4. Rowe v. BennettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  5. Binette v. Dyer Library Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Nevin v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  2. Stanton v. University of Maine SystemSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  3. Mastriano v. BlyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  4. Merriam v. WangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  5. Gomes v. University of Maine SystemDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2005

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