FITCH v. WHAPLES


220 A.2d 170 (1966)

James J. FITCH, Jr. v. Charles WHAPLES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

May 31, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Blenn Perkins, Jr., Boothbay Harbor, for plaintiff.

William P. Hassan, Boothbay Harbor, for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, TAPLEY, MARDEN, RUDMAN, and DUFRESNE, JJ.


DUFRESNE, Justice.

On November 10, 1964, the plaintiff brought the instant action for breach of contract in which real estate in the name of the defendant was attached. Defendant asserts as one of his defenses the following: "A prior suit for the same cause of action, between the same parties was commenced in March, 1964, in the Middlesex County, Connecticut Court of Common Pleas and said suit is still pending. The real estate of said Defendant in said county was...

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