Legal Opinion
Lane v. Williams
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 26, 1987PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
John W. Lane, Jr., appeals from the denial by the Superior Court (Kennebec County) of his August 1, 1986, motion for enlargement of time within which to file a notice of appeal. Lane contends that the Superior Court erred by not finding that his attorney’s failure to file a notice of appeal within the prescribed time was the result of the attorney’s “excusable neglect” under M.R.Civ.P. 73(a).1 Our review of the record reveals no basis upon which we could hold that the motion justice abused his discretion by refusing to enlarge the appeal period.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Alfonso Meza, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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