Villar v. Kernan

DANA, Justice.

[¶ 1] Pursuant to 4 M.R.SA § 57 (1989) and M.R.Civ.P. 76B, the United States District Court for the District of Maine (Hornby, *1222J.) has certified the following questions of state law to this Court:(1) Does Maine law, including but not limited to 13-A M.R.S.A. § 618, preclude an action for breach of an oral contract between two shareholders of a closely held corporation prohibiting their receipt of salaries from the corporation?(2) If the answer to the first question is “no,” what factors are to be considered in determining whether specific performance is available to take an oral…