Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices of Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 21, 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*268ANSWERS OF THE JUSTICES
To the Honorable Senate of the State of Maine:
In compliance with the provisions of Section 3 of Article VI of the Constitution of Maine, we, the undersigned Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, have the honor to submit answers to the questions propounded on May 25, 1973.
The origins, and continuing creation, of the “public lots” in Maine stem fundamentally, as disclosed by the Statement of Facts, from provisions of Item Seventh of the Articles of Separation operative in two respects: (1) to
“continue in full force, after the . . . District [of Maine] shall become a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Green v. BiddleSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- The Town of Pawlet v. D. CLARK & OTHERSSupreme Court of the United States · 1815
- Brown v. PorterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
- Pattangall v. MooersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1915
- Dillingham v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1849
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Abbott Ex Rel. Abbott v. BurkeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2011
- Cushing v. CohenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Cushing v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Cushing v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981