Legal Opinion
Berry v. Berry
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 11, 1978PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHIBALD, Justice.
When an inadequate record is presented to the Law Court to support an appeal, such appeal must fail. Such is the case here.
A District Court Judge, after hearing, granted plaintiff a divorce, and on July 29, 1977, the defendant seasonably appealed to the Superior Court where “[t]he appeal shall be on questions of law only and shall be determined by the Superior Court without jury . . . .” Rule 73(a), D.C.Civ.R. The appeal remained dormant until, on November 4, 1977, the plaintiff served defendant-appellant notice that her previously filed “Motion ... to Dismiss Appeal of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stafford v. DickisonHawaii Supreme Court · 1962
- Gregoire v. National Bank of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. BellanceauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
- Bergman v. HedgesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
- Maiorino v. MorrisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Nadeau v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Osier v. OsierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Meyer v. MeyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- State v. DesjardinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
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