Legal Opinion
MacOmber v. MacQuinn-Tweedie
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 14, 2003PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] Robert Macomber appeals from a summary judgment by the Superior Court (Hancock County, Jabar, J.) determining that an action brought by him and Robert DeSimone to compel arbitration is barred by the doctrine of res judicata. Macomber contends that the Superior Court erred by: (1) reaching the affirmative defense of res judicata where the sole purpose of this action is to compel arbitration, and (2) ruling that his participation as a party-in-interest in an earlier foreclosure proceeding barred his breach of contract claim on the ground of res judicata. Because we conclude that the…
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