Mueller v. Penobscot Valley Hospital

SCOLNIK, Justice.

Plaintiff, Mark Mueller, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Penobscot County, in favor of the defendants, Penob-scot Valley Hospital and Francis P. Kirley. On appeal plaintiff argues that the Superi- or Court erred in granting summary judgment based on plaintiff’s failure to comply with the Maine Tort Claims Act’s 180-day notice provision (14 M.R.S.A. § 8107 (1980)) because the provision is inapplicable to his tort action against defendant Kirley and to his claims against both defendants for breach of contract and deprivation of liberty under 42 U.S.C. § 1983…