Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Maddaus
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 13, 2002PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] Alan and Barbara Maddaus appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court (York County, Delahanty, /.), that a prior order was a final judgment. We affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] This case concerns a five year property dispute between neighbors. The Murphys are seasonal residents of York, Maine. Beside their land is an unimproved lot, a corner of which they used as a driveway. The Maddauses purchased the unimproved lot in 1995 and built a fence on the property line blocking the Murphys’ driveway. Litigation ensued and during the second day of trial, both parties told the court…
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