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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Karantza v. Salamone, 435 A.2d 1384 (1981)

Citation
Karantza v. Salamone, 435 A.2d 1384 (1981)
Parent Document
Karantza v. Salamone, 435 A.2d 1384 (1981)
Jurisdiction
Maine (state)
Effective Date
1981-10-23

Full Text

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In March, 1980, plaintiff leased an apartment from defendant, posting a security deposit of $275.00. When the tenancy terminated on November of that year, $200.00 of the deposit was returned. Plaintiff claims that she received no explanation of the withholding of the remaining $75.00, even after her lawyer sent a letter to defendant threatening suit. A month after this letter was mailed, plaintiff filed suit in Superior Court seeking double restitution of the withheld $75.00, court costs and attorney’s fees, pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 6034 (1980). The justice below granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to the $75.00, but denied further recovery on the grounds that the statutory predicate of willfulness had not been met.