Sparrow & Jacobsky Partnership v. DeGrandpre

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Defendants James DeGrandpre, Linda DeGrandpre, Arthur Gilbert, and Jaclyn Gilbert appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Lipez, J.) affirming a summary judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Rogers, A.R.J.) in an action on a promissory note. Defendants contend that the District Court lacked jurisdiction because the amount originally demanded under the note exceeded the jurisdictional limit of the District Court. They contend that by amending plaintiffs complaint to waive any demand in excess of $30,000, plaintiff failed to bring the…