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· 2/12/1982

Calthorpe v. Abrahamson

Citations

  • 441 A.2d 284
  • 1982 Me. LEXIS 600

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring “acquiescence for a long period of years such that the policy behind the doctrine of acquiescence is well-served by recognizing the boundary”
  • “The erection of a fishhouse on the seashore simply does not indicate where the boundary was meant to be.”
  • line must be “visible line marked clearly by monuments, fences or the like”
  • \A granter can convey effectively by deed only that real property which he owns.\
  • “The proof of acquiescence must be clear and convincing since recognition of such a boundary has the effect of transferring ownership of the disputed property without requiring compliance with the Statute of Conveyances.”
  • decided several months after the Superior Court’s decision in the present case

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: McKusick, Godfrey, Roberts, Carter, Violette, Wathen, Dufresne

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