Cuddy v. Kueker

The plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of her original and amended complaints attempting to assert against multiple defendants claims of malicious prosecution, abuse of process, civil conspiracy and publication of defamatory matter. The complaints were correctly dismissed for the reasons now particularized.

1. Claims against Howard Kueker. All the claims against this defendant were dismissed pursuant to motions brought under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(5), 365 Mass. 755 (1974), on the ground of insufficiency of service of process. Both the notice of appeal, Mass.R.A.P. 3(c), 365 Mass. 846 (1974),…