Beegan v. Schmidt

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

This case comes to the Law Court on appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Kennebec County) dismissing plaintiff Beatrice M. Beegan’s suit for breach of express contract against her former dentist, James L. Schmidt. The Superior Court dismissed Beegan’s present lawsuit after Dr. Schmidt argued that it was barred by a judgment entered against Beegan in an earlier case she had brought against the same defendant, charging him with negligence and breach of implied contract. We hold that the Superior Court correctly applied the principle of res judicata; and…