Legal Opinion
Thorne v. Pickering
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 6, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The plaintiffs appeal from a Superior Court, Washington County, judgment of dismissal entered on a motion, to dismiss brought by two of the three defendants pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 41(b) for failure to prosecute for two years. The plaintiffs contend that the Superior Court erred in granting the motion, in that the plaintiffs in fact prosecuted their claims within the two-year period. We agree and vacate the judgment.
On April 26, 1983, the plaintiffs — Fred J. Thome, Julieann Dill and Dill’s minor children, Marc A. Dill and Adrianne M. Dill— filed a complaint against two…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burleigh v. WeeksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Chute v. LajoieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. ThorneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
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