· 6/26/1979
Hossler Ex Rel. Dows v. Barry
Citations
- 403 A.2d 762
- 1979 Me. LEXIS 673
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holing \that lack of mutuality of estoppel will no longer prevent the application of collateral estoppel.\
- holing \that lack of mutuality of estoppel will no longer prevent the application of collateral estoppel. \
- discussing concerns such as prejudice to parties and the lack of judicial economy in this type of usage
- eliminating the requirement of mutuality for purposes of collateral estoppel
- burden of party opposing use of collateral estoppel to show prejudice
- party resisting collateral estoppel has burden of proving prejudice
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Judges: Archibald, Dela-Hanty, Delahanty, Godfrey, McKUSICK, Nichols, Pomer-Oy, Wernick
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