H & H Oil Co. v. Dineen

CLIFFORD, Justice.

The defendant, James M. Dineen, a lawyer appearing pro se, appeals from an order of the Superior Court (York County, McKinley, J) dismissing his appeal pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 80L(c)(4) from a default judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff, H & H Oil Company, Inc. (H & H Oil), in the District Court sitting as the Small Claims Court (Kittery; Gaulin, J). We affirm the judgment.

This case began over two years ago as a small claims action in the District Court.1 In its statement of claim, H & H Oil alleged that Dineen owed the company $1400 for fuel oil and oil burner…