Legal Opinion

Thornton v. Estate of Cressey

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 22, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WERNICK, Justice.

Plaintiffs Jean B. and Charles Thornton, husband and wife, have appealed from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (York County) adjudicating against plaintiffs and in favor of defendants, Estate of Gerald E. Cressey and Ida M. Cressey, on the basis of the Court’s acceptance of a referee’s report which concluded that plaintiffs had failed to prove their claim of title to particular land.

Plaintiffs contend on appeal that the Superior Court Justice erred in accepting the referee’s report and ordering entry of judgment for the defendants because: (1) the referee had no right…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boothbay Harbor Condominiums, Inc. v. Department of TransportationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  2. Cunningham v. CunninghamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hennessy v. FairleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  2. In Re Estate of McCormickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  3. Maietta v. International Harvester Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  4. Pope v. RemisaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983

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