Legal Opinion

Butler v. Poulin

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 23, 1985PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GLASSMAN, Justice.

The plaintiffs, Michael W. and Betty Jane Butler, appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court, Androscoggin County, entered on a directed verdict for the defendants, Jean L. and Anita F. Poulin, Louis Guilmette doing business as Guil-mette Realty, and Richard Potvin, III. On appeal the plaintiffs claim the court abused its discretion by the sanctions imposed for the plaintiffs’ discovery violations and erred in granting the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. We hold that the court neither abused its discretion by the sanctions imposed nor erred in finding that the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental RetardationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  2. Vicnire v. Ford Motor Credit Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  3. Portland Valve, Inc. v. Rockwood Systems Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  4. Letellier v. SmallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  5. Horner v. FlynnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. In Re Discipline of DrakulichNevada Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Diversified Foods, Inc. v. First National Bank of BostonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  3. Flaherty v. MutherSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  4. Barnes v. ZappiaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  5. Spickler v. YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989

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