Interstate Food Processing Corp. v. Pellerito Foods, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• expressing that a money judgment is an award of dollar damages in a sum certain
• stating that “sum certain” situation including actions on money judgments and negotiable instruments or similar actions where the damages sought can be determined without resort to extrinsic proof
• holding the defendant had continuing obligations to a Maine citizen when it contacted the 14 citizen with regard to their existing contract, and the relationship was “not the result of unilateral action by” the Maine citizen
• finding no good excuse for untimely filing where out-of-state counsel mistakenly believed extension had been given and failed to secure local counsel
• “[ejven assuming that an invoice can establish the liquidated amount of the claim . . . [djocumentation showing a debt of $33,932.59 does not render a claim for $12,967.84 a sum certain”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Murphy v. Keenan
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1995-11-20· cited 62×
• Commerce Bank and Trust Co. v. Dworman
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2004-11-22· cited 48×
• Truman v. Browne
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2001-12-28· cited 44×
• Dorf v. Complastik Corp.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1999-08-19· cited 43×
• Levine v. Keybank National Ass'n
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2004-10-28· cited 29×
• KPS & Associates, Inc. v. Designs by FMC, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2003-01-28· cited 25×
• Farm Family Mutual Insurance v. Thorn Lumber Co.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1998-03-12· cited 25×
• Appleton v. Harrigan
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2014-09-09· cited 25×
• GENUJO LOK Beteiligungs GmbH v. Zorn
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2008-03-18· cited 24×
• Johnny's Oil Co. v. Eldayha
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-11-08· cited 20×
• Maroon Flooring, Inc. v. Austin
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2007-06-26· cited 11×
• CSXT Intermodal, Inc. v. Mercury Cartage, LLC
  D. Maine· 2010-11-09· cited 4×
• MAINE HELICOPTERS, INC. v. Lance Aviation, Inc.
  D. Maine· 2008-06-30· cited 3×
• State of Maine v. Jerry Philogene
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2018-08-23· cited 3×
• Gregoire v. Byrd
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-11-01· cited 3×
• State v. Philogene
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2018-08-23· cited 2×
• Premier Diagnostics v. Invitae Corporation
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2023-01-05· cited 1×
• Charles R. Maples v. Compass Harbor Village Condominium Association
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2025-02-25
• Pangelinan v. Pangelinan
  Sup. Ct. of the Comm. of the N. Mariana Islands· 2025-06-25
• St. Thomas Cargo & Ship Services, Inc. v. Bonnie Braga
  Superior Court of The Virgin Islands· 2025-12-01

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• International Shoe Co. v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1945-12-03· cited 18,588×
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
  Supreme Court· 1985-05-20· cited 12,253×
• Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall
  Supreme Court· 1984-04-24· cited 6,200×
• Reynolds Securities, Inc. v. Underwriters Bank & Trust Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1978-06-13· cited 122×
• Harriman v. Demoulas Supermarkets, Inc.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1986-12-05· cited 41×
• Electronic Media International v. Pioneer Communications of America, Inc.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-02-27· cited 37×
• Hart v. Terry L. Hopkins, Inc.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-03-28· cited 33×
• Flemings v. Dinkins
  Supreme Court· 1990-10-01· cited 28×
• Mockus v. Melanson
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1992-10-22· cited 24×
• Caluri v. Rypkema
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-02-27· cited 22×
• Frazier v. Bankamerica International
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-07-16· cited 19×
• Hallett Construction Co. v. Iowa State Highway Commission
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1966-01-11· cited 17×
• Steel Service Center v. Prince MacAroni Mfg. Co.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-12-22· cited 15×
• Arekay Realty Group v. Lievi
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1991-07-26· cited 4×