Town of Washington v. Emmons

¶ 1. Bernard Emmons appeals the denial of a motion for relief from judgment, contending that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to impose the judgment in the first place because plaintiff Town lacked standing to initiate the case. Accordingly, argues Mr. Emmons, the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant relief from a settlement ultimately agreed upon between him, acting as a pro se defendant, and the Town. We affirm.

¶ 2. The Town of Washington brought suit against Bernard and Theresa Emmons in 2001 to compel them to clean up junk motor vehicles and other solid waste stored…