Legal Opinion
Young v. Greater Portland Transit District
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 22, 1987PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
Plaintiff Robert E. Young, Jr., appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County) granting summary judgment in favor of defendants, Greater Portland Transit District (the District) and Peerless Insurance Company (Peerless). On appeal plaintiff argues that the District is not protected by the provisions of the Maine Tort Claims Act, 14 M.R.S.A. §§ 8101-8118 (1980 & Supp.1987), and therefore the Superior Court erred in granting summary judgment based on plaintiffs failure to comply with the Act’s 180-day notice provision and two year statute of limitations. With…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Drake v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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