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8 Maine opinions name it 1 courts 1855–1981 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Maine courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Scottgreen2 sentences1977See State v. Stackpole, 349 A.2d 185, 189 (Me.1975); State v. Scott, 343 A.2d 177, 179 (Me.1975). 1975Scott, supra, 343 A.2d at 179 (1975); State v. Devoe, Me., 301 A.2d 541, 546 (1973). | 2 | 2 |
State v. Winggreen2 sentences1981Cf. State v. Wing, Me., 426 A.2d 1375, 1377 (1981) (upholding trial court’s denial of defendant’s request for instruction regarding state’s failure to call a witness). 1981Cf. State v. Wing, Me., 426 A.2d 1375, 1377 (1981) (upholding trial court's denial of defendant's request for instruction regarding state's failure to call a witness). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Cedregreen1 sentence1979State v. McFarland, Me., 369 A.2d 227 (1977); State v. Cedre, Me., 314 A.2d 790, 793 (1974). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Healdgreen1 sentence1977See State v. Heald, Me., 367 A.2d 1372, 1373 (1977). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Stackpolegreen1 sentence1977See State v. Stackpole, 349 A.2d 185, 189 (Me.1975); State v. Scott, 343 A.2d 177, 179 (Me.1975). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Devoegreen1 sentence1975Scott, supra, 343 A.2d at 179 (1975); State v. Devoe, Me., 301 A.2d 541, 546 (1973). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Maine. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Hanna v. Plumer
green
2 sentences1980Hanna v. Plumer, 380 U.S. 460, 464 , 85 S.Ct. 1136, 1140 , 14 L.Ed.2d 8 (1965). 1980Hanna v. Plumer, 380 U.S. 460, 464 , 85 S.Ct. 1136, 1140 , 14 L.Ed.2d 8 (1965). | 1 | 1980–1980 |
State v. McFarland
green
1 sentence1979State v. McFarland, Me., 369 A.2d 227 (1977); State v. Cedre, Me., 314 A.2d 790, 793 (1974). | 1 | 1979–1979 |
Day v. Woodworth
green
1 sentence1869In a case in the supreme court of the United States, Mr. Justice Grier, in delivering the opinion of the court, says, it is a well-established principle of the common law, that in all actions for torts the jury may inflict what are called punitive or exemplary damages, having in view the enormity of the offense rather than the measure of compensation to the plaintiff. “ We are aware,” the judge continues, “that the propriety of this doctrine has been questioned by some writers; but if repeated judicial decisions for more than a century are to be received as the best exposition of what the law | 1 | 1869–1869 |
Jones v. Fales
neutral
1 sentence1855And although, in such a case, the assignee would be affected by all the equities, as between the original parties, yet the promisor may not always, after a great length of time, be able to establish those equities by competent proof; and, at all events, he maybe put to serious expense and trouble to establish his exoneration from the charge.” In Massachusetts, when what is now the State of Maine was a part thereof, it was held, that where notes declared upon in a writ were lost, parol evidence of their contents was competent, (Jones v. Fales, 5 Mass. 101 ,) and this may be regarded as the sett | 1 | 1855–1855 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.