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VANCE v. SPEAKMAN

409 A.2d 1307 (1979)

F. R. VANCE et al. v. Willard A. SPEAKMAN et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

December 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail S. Marshall (orally), Portland, for F. R. Vance.

Michael P. Asen (orally), Portland, for Goodwin, Brousseau and Rodrique.

Murray, Plumb & Murray, Clark C. Hambley, Jr. (orally), Ellyn C. Ballou, Portland, for defendants.

Peter B. Bickerman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for Maine Human Rights Com'n, amicus curiae.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, ARCHIBALD, GODFREY, NICHOLS and GLASSMAN, JJ.

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

The four plaintiffs, F. R. Vance, Michael Goodwin, Gare Brousseau, and Paul Rodrique, brought this action seeking to enjoin defendant Willard Speakman, their landlord, and his agents, including defendant Robert Nielsen, Jr., from evicting them from their apartment. Plaintiffs alleged that their eviction would violate 5 M.R.S.A. § 4582 (1979)1 in that defendants were taking the eviction action "solely because...

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