State v. St. Regis Paper Co.

CARTER, Justice.

The State appeals from two Superior Court Orders (consolidated by order of the Law Court) dismissing appeals from two District Court Orders which granted the defendants’ Motions for Stays of Further Proceedings. The merits of the District Court’s decision to order those stays are not before us. The only issue here presented is whether the State’s appeals to the Superior Court were premature and therefore properly dismissed pursuant to the final judgment rule. See Breau v. Breau, Me., 418 A.2d 193, 195 (1980); Casco Bank & Trust Co. v. Emery, Me., 416 A.2d 261, 262-63 (1980).

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