Legal Opinion
Orlandella v. O'BRIEN
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 15, 1994PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff Rosa M. Orlandella appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) reinstating the dismissal of plaintiffs complaint with prejudice. Plaintiff contends that the court abused its discretion when, without finding bad faith or willfulness on the part of plaintiffs former attorney, it dismissed her case. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
In October of 1991 plaintiff filed a complaint against defendant. Defendant responded with interrogatories and a request for the production of documents, that plaintiff failed to answer. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Pelletier v. PathirajaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- Terjelian v. Concord Group InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Fallon v. Casco-Northern Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Blake v. ClarySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1891
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