Legal Opinion

Lovell v. One Bancorp

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 20, 1992PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Pursuant to 4 M.R.S.A. § 57 (1989) and M.R.Civ.P. 76B, 1 the United States District Court for the District of Maine has certified to this court five questions of state law. Because there is no dispute as to the material facts in this federal case and our answers to the questions will, in at least one alternative, be determinative of it, the requirements of our acceptance of the questions have been met and our exercise of jurisdiction is proper. See Hiram Ricker & Sons v. Students Int’l Meditation Soc’y, 342 A.2d 262, 264 (Me.1975); White v. Edgar, 320 A.2d 668, 674…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Society for Sav. in Cleveland v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. In Re RichardsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
  3. White v. EdgarSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
  4. Appeal of Concerned Corporators of the Portsmouth Savings BankSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
  5. Paulsen v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Dasha Ex Rel. Dasha v. Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  2. Harvey Ex Rel. Harvey v. Mid-Coast HospitalDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1999
  3. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  4. Nuccio v. NuccioSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  5. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. ChildsDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1999

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