Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Borkowski
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 8, 1993PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
Plaintiffs Bruce and Jeannette Jackson appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Kravchuk, J.) dismissing their complaint arising from the repossession of their automobile for lack of insurance. The Jacksons contend that the court abused its discretion in denying them relief from strict compliance with M.R.Civ.P. 3, service of process, and erred in concluding that the complaint was barred by the statute of limitations. We agree and vacate the order of the Superior Court.
In their pro se complaint, 1 the Jacksons allege that on September 14, 1983, Bruce…
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