Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Estate of Hillblom

Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands

Decided December 3, 1997No. Appeal No. 96-014; Civil Action No. 95-1108Published

1Per curiam

¶1 Plaintiff appeals the March 12, 1996 Superior Court Order granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendants. We have jurisdiction pursuant to title 1, § 3102(a) of the Commonwealth Code. We affirm.

ISSUES PRESENTED AND STANDARD OF REVIEW

The sole issue before this court is whether the Superior Court erred in granting summary judgment in *137favor of the defendants on plaintiffs complaint for wrongful use of civil proceedings.1 We review a trial court’s ruling on a motion for summary judgment de novo. Apatang v. Marianas Public Land Corp., 1 N.M.I. 140, 146 (1990); Rios v. Marianas Public Land…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Myrtle E. Hilbrands and Guam Maintenance, Inc. v. Far East Trading Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  2. Eells v. RosenblumCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. Bagalay v. Lahaina Restoration FoundationHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Turner v. MinasianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
  5. LesCarbeau v. RodriguesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972

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