Legal Opinion

West Point-Pepperell, Inc. v. State Tax Assessor

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 1, 1997PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIPEZ, Justice.

[¶ 1] West Point-Pepperell, Inc. (West Point) appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Fritzsche, J.) dismissing its appeal of the State Tax Assessor’s denial of its request for reconsideration, for want of prosecution pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 41(b)(2). West Point contends that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the appeal, given West Point’s good cause for failing to prosecute the appeal for more than two years. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

Background

[¶ 2] In October 1992, West Point filed in the Superior Court a petition…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Scott Coon v. Robert P. GrenierCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. Burleigh v. WeeksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  3. Emerson v. A. E. Hotels, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. Orlandella v. O'BRIENSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  5. Leadbetter International Trucks, Inc. v. State Tax AssessorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Harris v. SoleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  2. State v. MacDonaldSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  3. In Re Heather C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  4. In Re Jamara R.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  5. Madore v. Maine Land Use Regulation CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998

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