Mayo v. Knapton

Memorandum Opinion

This is an action wherein the plaintiff seeks to recover balances due under the terms of two promissory notes. The defendant entered a pro se appearance and at all times, before appeal, represented himself.

The plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment and, more than thirty days later, the defendant answered by an unsworn pleading entitled “Defendant’s Answer to Pending Plea of Assumpsit and Motion for Summary Judgment.” See RSA 491:8-a (Supp. 1977). The plaintiff then filed (and served on the defendant by certified mail return receipt requested) requests for admissions…