Gorman v. Gorman

GORMAN, J. 1

[¶ 1] This appeal requires us to examine the procedures necessary for a party to preserve the right to appeal when a referee, rather than the court, heard the evidence and resolved the parties’ disputes. See M.R. Civ. P. 53. We clarify the procedure for appealing from a referee’s decision and remand the matter to the District Court for further proceedings.

[¶ 2] James W. Gorman Jr. appeals from a judgment, entered without objection, in which the District Court (West Bath, J.D. Kennedy, J.) approved a referee’s ruling on a motion for findings of fact following the court’s approval…