Legal Opinion
Levasseur v. Aaron
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 3, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
The Plaintiff, Madeleine Levasseur, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (York County) granting the motion of the Defendant, Alvin Aaron, to dismiss her action against her dentist for negligence. She contends that the statute of limitations was tolled because the Defendant established a residence outside Maine and that, therefore, her action should not have been dismissed. We agree and vacate the judgment.
The Plaintiff alleges that the Defendant’s malpractice occurred from 1978 to 1979. She filed her complaint with the court on November 8, 1982, exactly two years after…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Leroy Stewart v. United States of America, Gary D. Nuss, and Rockwell International Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Givertz v. Maine Medical CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Dougherty v. OlivieroSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Patten v. MilamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Margani v. SandersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fleming v. GardnerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- Moore v. Maine Industrial Services, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- Brown v. TimothyDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1987
- Levasseur v. AaronSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- State v. FalconeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006