Legal Opinion
ATLANTIC HEATING COMPANY, INC. v. Lavin
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 29, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The defendants, John and Joan Lavin, appeal from the order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, McKinley, J.) denying approval of their motion for attachment and trustee process of property owned by Atlantic Heating Company, Inc. (“Atlantic”), the general contractor from whom they purchased their Portland home in February 1987. Because the Superior Court committed neither clear error nor an abuse of discretion in denying the motion that was supported by a single affidavit that failed to provide specific facts, we affirm.
A motion for attachment, 14 M.R.S.A. § 4151 (1980…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bowman v. DussaultSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Anderson v. Kennebec River Pulp & Paper Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Herrick v. ThebergeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Beesley v. Landmark Realty, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Chase Commercial Corp. v. Hamilton & SonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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