Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 3/31/1972
Jones v. Billings
Citations
- 289 A.2d 39
- 1972 Me. LEXIS 278
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- adopting attractive-nuisance doctrine and reasoning that decision was supported by “the legitimate interests of children too immature to appreciate and guard against dangerous conditions which present an unreasonable risk of death or serious bodily harm”
- an “abrupt and drastic departure” from precedent on a matter “should be given only limited application in order to reduce transitional impact”
- adopting attractive-nuisance doctrine in Maine
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33 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Myrick v. JamesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1982-05-04· cited 122×
- Rosenau Ex Rel. Rosenau v. City of EsthervilleSupreme Court of Iowa· 1972-06-29· cited 107×
- Poulin v. Colby CollegeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-06-06· cited 104×
- Binette v. Dyer Library Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1996-12-13· cited 89×
- Nelson v. TimesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1977-06-03· cited 66×
- Davies v. City of BathSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1976-11-30· cited 57×
- Bowman v. DussaultSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1981-02-27· cited 42×
- Rubin v. JosephsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-06-04· cited 41×
- Soule v. Massachusetts Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-06-04· cited 39×
- Dongo v. BanksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1982-08-05· cited 38×
- Richards v. SoucySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1992-07-14· cited 36×
- ZUKATIS BY ZUKATIS v. PerrySupreme Court of Vermont· 1996-07-12· cited 34×
- Teel v. ColsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-01-19· cited 32×
- Stanley v. Tilcon Maine, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-05-31· cited 26×
- In Re All Maine Asbestos LitigationD. Maine· 1984-02-23· cited 25×
- Forbes v. Osteopathic Hospital of Maine, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-12-19· cited 25×
- Central Maine Power Co. v. Maine Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1978-11-30· cited 18×
- Dom J. Moreau & Son, Inc. v. Federal Pacific Electric Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1977-10-13· cited 17×
- Radley v. FishSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2004-07-19· cited 17×
- Erickson v. BrennanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1986-08-04· cited 15×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Kefee v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1875-01-11· cited 99×
- Richmond v. Warren Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1940-11-27· cited 39×
- Wells v. Henry W. Kuhs Realty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri· 1954-07-12· cited 35×
- Haddad v. First National Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1971-08-04· cited 28×
- Richards v. EllisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1967-09-06· cited 27×
- Orr v. First National Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1971-08-17· cited 26×
- Cogswell Ex Rel. Cogswell v. Warren Bros. Road Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1967-05-03· cited 10×
- McCullough v. LalumiereSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1960-11-25· cited 4×
- Thomas Apanovich v. Ray WrightFirst Circuit· 1955-11-02· cited 3×
- Soule v. Texas Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1925-09-24· cited 2×
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