Legal Opinion
Chiappetta v. LeBlond
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 29, 1988PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The plaintiff, Salvadore Chiappetta, appeals from an order of the Superior Court, York County, imposing sanctions of $175 upon him for his failure to negotiate in good faith a settlement of his case with defendants. Finding an abuse of discretion in its imposition, we vacate the order.
This dispute arose when Chiappetta’s television set was left at the TV repair shop in Biddeford owned by the defendants, Joseph and Adrian LeBlond, and a disagreement resulted concerning its repair.
Chiappetta brought suit in the Superior Court against the LeBlonds pressing claims of breach of…
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- Reeves v. Travelers Insurance CompaniesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Willis v. Rca Corp.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1983
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