Ireland v. Galen

On motions to intervene and for rehearing.

In Ireland v. Galen, Me., 401 A.2d 1002 (1979), decided May 25, 1979, we affirmed a judgment of the Superior Court denying defendant’s appeal from an order and judgment of the District Court, District 3, Division of Southern Penobscot. The District Court had imposed sanctions on defendant pursuant to Rule 37, M.R.Civ.P., for his failure to respond to a legally effective request for production of documents made by the plaintiff pursuant to Rule 34, M.R.Civ.P.

Applying one of the sanctions provided by Rule 37(b)(2), the District Court had ruled that…