Legal Opinion
Burleigh v. Weeks
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 11, 1981PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Plaintiffs David and Patricia Burleigh appeal from the Superior Court’s dismissal with prejudice of their personal injury tort action against seven defendants. The Superior Court, acting under M.R.Civ.P. 41(b)(1) on its own motion and after notice, dismissed the complaint for want of prosecution. We hold that the Superior Court acted well within the scope of its permissible discretion, and accordingly we deny the appeal.
On June 14, 1977, plaintiffs filed a complaint in Superior Court (Waldo County) seeking recovery for injuries allegedly received by plaintiff David…
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