Vance v. Speakman

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

The four plaintiffs, F. R. Vance, Michael Goodwin, Gare Brousseau, and Paul Rod-riqúe, brought this action seeking to enjoin defendant Willard Speakman, their landlord, and his agents, including defendant Robert Nielsen, Jr., from evicting them from their apartment. Plaintiffs alleged that their eviction would violate 5 M.R.S.A. § 4582 (1979) 1 in that defendants were taking the eviction action “solely because” plaintiffs Vance and Goodwin were welfare recipients. The Superior Court granted plaintiffs’ prayer for a permanent injunction but denied their request for…