Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Inhabitants of Town of Garland, Me.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided December 9, 1982No. Civ. 78-19-BPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
CYR, District Judge.
The present action under section 1983 challenges the constitutionality of a town tax lien foreclosure against real property jointly owned by plaintiff and her husband. 1 The defendant [Town] moves to dismiss on the ground that all claims asserted by the plaintiff in the present action are precluded under the doctrine of res judicata. 2
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THE STATE COURT ACTION
The plaintiff and her husband brought a state court action in 1975 against the Town and others to quiet title to certain parcels of land in Garland, including the parcels involved in the…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Crane v. Commissioner of Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural ResourcesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1985
- Standish Telephone Co. v. Saco River Telegraph & Telephone Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- Hastings v. Union Boiler, Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1988
- Colvin v. DeatonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1984
- Marjorie Harrington, Etc. v. Inhabitants of the Town of Garland, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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