Fischer v. Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that elements of cause of action are falsity, publication, malice and special damages
• “[Sjinee there is a dearth of Maine authority [on slander of title], it is necessary to look to the common law of other jurisdictions.”
• “The filing of liens, mortgages, and other encumbrances is a sufficient publication to disparage or slander title.” (citing William L. Prosser, The Law of Torts § 122, at 943 (3d ed. 1964))
• “Plaintiff has the burden of showing that the [defendant] did not have a good faith belief in the ‘possible-validity of [its] claim’ ... but rather that it acted in knowing or reckless disregard of the truth.” Id., 673 F.Supp. at 626.

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Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Colquhoun v. Webber
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1996-10-15· cited 67×
• Marvin Mueller v. James Abdnor, Administrator, Small Business Administration
  Eighth Circuit· 1992-12-24· cited 50×
• Dr. E.G. Fischer v. Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company
  First Circuit· 1988-09-09· cited 49×
• Sprague Corp. v. Sprague
  D. Maine· 1994-06-02· cited 7×
• F.B. Leopold Co. v. Roberts Filter Manufacturing Co.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1995-03-10· cited 5×
• RFF Family Partnership, LP v. Link Development, LLC
  D. Massachusetts· 2017-02-28· cited 2×
• Benskin, Inc. v. West Bank
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2020-12-23

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1962-02-19· cited 2,575×
• Packard v. Central Maine Power Co.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-05-30· cited 49×
• Landstrom v. Thorpe
  Eighth Circuit· 1951-05-04· cited 48×
• Joseph Markowitz, Trustee in Reorganization of Bay Point Corporation v. Republic National Bank of New York
  Second Circuit· 1981-06-11· cited 38×
• Gates v. Utsey
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1965-07-27· cited 31×
• Holstein v. Greenwich Yacht Sales, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1979-08-15· cited 24×
• Hiram Ricker & Sons v. Students International Meditation Society
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1975-07-24· cited 21×
• Andrew v. Deshler
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1883-03-15· cited 14×
• Frega v. NORTHERN NEW JERSEY MTG. ASS'N
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1958-07-22· cited 13×
• DiPietro v. Casco Northern Bank
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1985-04-02· cited 12×
• Eastern Milling Company v. Flanagan
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1957-03-18· cited 3×

Other cases named Fischer v. Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Fischer v. Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-21
• Fischer v. Bar Harbor Banking & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-21