Legal Opinion

Burr v. Jordan

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 27, 2008No. Docket: Han-07-544Published

1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.

[¶ 1] Mary L. Jordan appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Hancock County, Hjelm, J.) after a nonju-ry trial establishing a boundary between her lakeside property in Ellsworth and Barbara F. Burr’s adjacent property. Jordan argues that the court erred as a matter of law in reading her answer to admit a certain paragraph of Burr’s complaint and in entering a judgment after the trial that was based on the pleadings. We find no error in the court’s reliance on Jordan’s admission. Because Jordan failed to provide us with a transcript, we must assume that the trial evidence…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. MP ASSOCIATES v. LibertySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  2. Connolly v. ConnollySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006
  3. Ginn v. Kelley Pontiac-Mazda, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004

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