Legal Opinion

Uotinen v. Hall

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 15, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff K. Gus Uotinen appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Piscataquis County, Browne, J.) dismissing his complaint alleging legal malpractice by defendants Richard Hall, Julio DeSanctis, and Joseph Hunt. Uotinen, who appeared pro se, contends that the court erred in holding him to the same standards required of an attorney and in striking his pleadings. We find that the complaint, as supplemented, states a claim on which relief can be granted and therefore vacate the dismissal with respect to defendants DeSanctis and Hunt. Finding no error in the dismissal…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. International Tag & Salesbook Co. v. American Salesbook Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1943
  2. Gurschick v. ClarkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  3. CASCO BANK & TRUST COMPANY v. RushSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
  4. Fries v. CarpenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wooldridge v. WooldridgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  2. Richards v. BruceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  3. Brown v. ThalerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  4. Department of Environmental Protection v. WoodmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  5. Dufort v. BangsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994

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