Legal Opinion
Barkley v. Good Will Home Ass'n
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 26, 1985PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
The Plaintiffs, Barbara Barkley, Sandra Whittier and Christopher Winn, appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Ken-nebec County) dismissing their complaint as to one of the two Defendants, Joseph Jefferson. They argue that the court erred in denying them an opportunity to amend their complaint to state a cause of action against that Defendant.
We agree and vacate the judgment.
In April, 1982, the Plaintiffs filed a wrongful discharge action against the Defendants, Good Will Home Association, which was doing business as Hinckley Home School Farm, a private educational…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Shall v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Bangor Motor Co. v. ChapmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
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