Legal Opinion
Gaeth v. Deacon
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 3, 2009No. Docket: Lin-07-466PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford, J.
[¶ 1] Daniel B. Deacon appeals from an order entered in the Superior Court (Lincoln County, Cole, J.) denying his motion for relief from a default judgment brought pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 60(b). The judgment, in favor of William Gaeth, is based on an assault committed in 2002 by Deacon against Gaeth in Waterville. Deacon contends that the default judgment is void because Lincoln County is not the proper venue for the action pursuant to 14 M.R.S. § 501 (2008), and therefore service by publication in the Lincoln County News was improper pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 4(g). Deacon further contends…
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