Legal Opinion
McIsaac v. Cedergren
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 29, 2002No. 00-P-173PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
The plaintiff, Donald G. Mclsaac, seeks to resurrect his personal injury action against the defendant, Ronald D. Cedergren, which was dismissed when the plaintiff’s counsel failed to serve the complaint in a timely manner. Plaintiff’s counsel avers that his secretary sabotaged his legal practice and blames her for both his failure to serve the complaint and his delay in filing a motion pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(1), 365 Mass. 828 (1974). The plaintiff contends that a judge of the Superior Court abused her discretion in not finding excusable neglect. We discern no abuse of discretion and…
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