DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES ON BEHALF OF HERD v. Hart

ROBERTS, Justice.

James Hart appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Chandler, J.) affirming the denial by the District Court (Waterville, Studstrup, J.) of his motion for a summary judgment against Arlene Herd on her complaint for paternity determination and the establishment of child support. Hart contends that the court erred in refusing to dismiss the complaint as res judicata. We do not reach that issue; instead we dismiss the appeal for the lack of a final judgment.

This appeal arises out of a paternity dispute involving Herd’s young son. In 1988 and 1990,…