Wright & Mills v. Bispham
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the Court
DANA J-
[¶ 1] Harrison Bispham appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Waterville, Nivison, J.) requiring him to borrow $5,000 to be repaid with interest at 14% per annum to discharge a judgment debt. Bispham contends the court erred in denying him a continuance, creating an unnecessary financial hardship, and faffing to provide a detailed response to his motion for clarification. Because the court exceeded its authority by ordering Bisp-ham to borrow money to pay his debt to the plaintiff, we vacate the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] As part of a 1993 divorce judgment Bispham was…
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