Legal Opinion
Langevin v. City of Biddeford
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 4, 1984PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
Plaintiff Gerald Langevin appeals from an order of the Superior Court (York County) granting summary judgment in favor of the City of Biddeford and two of its employees. The court ruled that plaintiff’s claim was barred by his failure to serve a written notice of claim as required by 14 M.R.S.A. § 8107 (1980) and for failure to commence suit within the two-year limitations period specified in 14 M.R.S.A. § 8110 (1980). Plaintiff challenges these two procedural requirements of the Maine Tort Claims Act as violative of the equal protection and due process guarantees of both the…
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