Legal Opinion
Reeves v. Travelers Insurance Companies
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 15, 1980PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff Shirley H. Reeves 1 appeals from the Superior Court’s dismissal with prejudice of her action against four insurance companies because of her failure to comply with a pretrial order, M.R.Civ.P. 16(d). 2 We find that the Superior Court acted well within the scope of its permissible discretion, and accordingly we deny the appeal.
The complaint, filed on August 1, 1975, alleging the existence of an insurance contract between plaintiff Reeves and the four defendant insurers, 3 sought to recover for damage to rental real estate at Old Orchard Beach allegedly…
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