Legal Opinion
Fitch v. Whaples
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 31, 1966PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Justice.
On November 10, 1964, the plaintiff brought the instant action for breach of contract in which real estate in the name of the defendant was attached. Defendant asserts as one of his defenses the following: “A prior suit for the same cause of action, between the same parties was commenced in March, 1964, in the Middlesex County, Connecticut Court of Common Pleas and said suit is still pending. The real estate of said Defendant in said county was attached to value of $5,000.00 and still remains attached. The Plaintiff and Defendant are legal residents of Old Saybrook in said…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SchendelSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Fantony v. FantonySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
- General Foods Corporation v. Cryo-Maid, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- Hatch v. SpoffordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1852
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Cutler Associates, Inc. v. Merrill Trust Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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- Hamm v. HammSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- State v. MasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Barclays Bank, S.A. v. TsakosDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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