Mumford v. Lewiss

OPINION

On April 16, 1996, counsel for the defendant came before us to show cause why this appeal should not be summarily decided. 1 The plaintiffs, John and Irene Mumford, ap.peal from the dismissal of their legal malpractice complaint against the defendant, Matthew Lewiss, for failing to comply with discovery orders.

After reviewing the parties’ memoranda, we conclude that the motion justice did not abuse his discretion in entering a final judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint for their persistent failure to comply with their discovery obligations.

This appeal arises out of a legal…