Legal Opinion
Morse Bros., Inc. v. Webster
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 2, 2001PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] Faylene Webster and James Platz appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) denying their special motion to dismiss a complaint for the wrongful use of civil proceedings. They contend that the court erred in denying their motion, filed pursuant to Maine’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 556 (Supp.2000), because Morse Brothers, Inc. and MB Bagging Corporation (collectively, the Morse group) failed to establish that Webster and Platz filed appeals “devoid of any reasonable factual support or any arguable…
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