Hallgren v. Walsh

• Court: Superior Court of Maine
• Decided: May 1, 2008
• Docket: KENcv-07-126
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

STATE OF MAINE

KENNEBEC, ss.

JENNY HALLGREN,

Plaintiffs

v. DECISION AND ORDER

SUSAN M. WALSH and TINA LORD,

Defendants

In front of the court is defendant Susan M. Walsh's (Walsh) M.R. Civ. P. 56

motion for summary judgment.

Walsh owns property in Gardiner, Maine consisting of a building with two

apartments. Walsh occupies the apartment on the first floor. Defendant's Statement of

Material Facts (DSMF)

3-4. On October 30, 2005, Defendant Tina Lord (Lord) lived in the second floor

apartment with her two children. (DSMF

of a puppy (Oscar) in 2000. (DSMF

details of the event are disputed, Oscar bit plaintiff. (DSMF

details are disputed, but the parties essentially agree that Walsh provided Lord

permission to have Oscar on the premises and was unaware that Oscar was a pit-bull.

(DSMF

Standard of Review:

[A]lthough summary judgment is no longer an extreme remedy, it is not a substitute for trial. It is, at base, "simply a procedural device for obtaining judicial resolution of those matters that may be decided without 2

fact-finding." If facts material to the resolution of the matter have been properly placed in dispute, summary judgment based on those facts is not available except in those instances where the facts properly proffered would be flatly insufficient to support a judgment in favor of the nonmoving party as a matter of law. Arrow Fastener Co., Inc. v. Wrabacon, Inc., 2007 ME 34,

Discussion:

1. Common Law Negligence

A possessor of land is subject to liability for physical harm caused to his invitees by a condition on the land if, but only if, he (a) knows or by the exercise of reasonable care would discover the condition and should realize that it involves an unreasonable risk of harm to such invitees, and (b) should expect that they will not discover or realize the danger, or will fail to protect themselves against it, and (c) fails to exercise reasonable care to protect against the danger. Isaacson v. Husson College, 297 A.2d 98, 104 (Me. 1972) (quoting Section 343 of the Restatement of Torts (1965)).

Assuming the facts in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, Walsh owned the

land where Oscar bit plaintiff and Walsh had earlier seen Oscar attack plaintiff's dog in

June of 2005; Oscar had growled, lunged and snarled at plaintiff while on a leash; Oscar

had nipped the finger of another person; and had snapped at a veterinarian. (PSAMF

propensity, Walsh should have taken corrective action to protect plaintiff from Oscar.

See Murray v. Eastern Maine Medical Center, 447 A.2d 465, 466.

Further plaintiff argues that defendant owed her a duty to exercise ordinary care

to keep the land in reasonably safe condition. Plaintiff claims that this duty was

breached based on similar facts as above, in essence that Walsh controlled the land and

failed to do something to rectify the risk posed by the presence of Oscar knowing his

propensity for dangerousness, particularly where Walsh provided permission for Lord

to keep Oscar on the premises but retained the ability to revoke that permission. 3

In support of her position, plaintiff cites three cases from other jurisdictions.

Matthws v. Ambenuood Assocs. Ltd. Partnership, 719 A.2d 119 (Md. Ct. App. 1998)

("Under the present circumstances...where a landlord retained control over the matter

of animals in the tenants apartment, coupled with the knowledge of past vicious

behavior by the animal, the extremely dangerous nature of pit bull dogs, and the

foreseeability of harm to persons and property in the apartment complex, the jury was

justified in finding that the landlord had a duty to the plaintiffs and that the duty was

breached."); Linebaugh v. Hyndman, 516 A.2d 638 (N.}. Super. Ct., App. Div. 1986)

(reversing entry of summary judgment in dog bite case, where there was a question of

material fact as to dog's violent propensity, because "[t]he fact the risk of injury was

created by another, here, a tenant, cannot serve to insulate the tortfeasor from his failure

to perform his obligation."); Uccello v. Laudenslayer, 118 Cal. Rptr. 741 (Cal. App. Ct.

1975) (holding that a duty of care for a landlord arises when "the landlord has actual

knowledge of the animal, coupled with the right to have it removed from the

premises ..." and landlord "knew of the vicious propensities" of the dog).

These cases are all distinguishable. In all of the above instances liability is reliant

on the landlord's knowledge of a violent propensity towards humans. This court cannot

find a single case in which a court has applied liability to a landlord on the basis of

his/her knowledge of a dog-fight alone. Assuming the facts in a light most favorable to

the plaintiff, Walsh was aware of Oscar attacking plaintiff's dog. (PASMF

Plaintiff alleges that Oscar once growled, lunged and snarled at her while on a leash,

nipped another persons finger, and snapped at a veterinarian. 1 (PASMF

I Plaintiff also alleges that Oscar "barked a lot." (PASMF lJI 46.) Though the court is aware that the bark is often worse than the bite, it does not believe the instance of a yappy Chihuahua would constitute a circumstance in which a landlord should reasonably foresee that dog's "violent propensity." 4

However, distinct from the dog-fight, Walsh is not alleged to have been aware of these

other instances involving humans, nor did she have a duty to be aware of them. As a

matter of law, assessing all facts in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, summary

judgment is appropriate as to plaintiff's common law negligence claims.

II. Common Law Strict Liability

Strict liability applies only to the possessor of a dog and the possessor "knows or

has reason to know" the dog "has dangerous propensities abnormal to its class" and is

limited to harm caused by the abnormally dangerous propensity. Parrish v. Wright, 2003

ME 90, <[ 16, n. 3 828 A.2d 778, 782-83, n. 3 (quoting Restatement (Second) of Torts § 509

(1977)). Plaintiff argues that Walsh should be deemed a possessor of Oscar because she

granted permission for him to remain on the property and retained discretion to

determine whether he could remain on the property.

Neither Maine case law, nor the Restatement, supports determining Walsh to be

Oscar's possessor. See Id. <[ 16, 828 A.2d at 782-83 (holding § 509 of the restatement

inapplicable); see also Restatement (Second) of Torts § 514 (1977) ("possession of the

land on which the animal is kept, even when coupled with permission given to a third

person to keep it, is not enough to make the possessor of the land liable as a harborer of

the animal. Thus a father, on whose land his son lives in a separate residence, does not

harbor a dog kept by his son, although he has the power to prohibit the dog from being

kept and fails to exercise the power or even if he presents the dog to his son to be so

kept.") As a matter of law, assessing all facts in a light most favorable to the plaintiff,

summary judgment is appropriate as to plaintiff's strict liability claims.

III. 7 M.R.S.A. § 3961

7 M.R.S.A. § 3961 provides: 5

1. Injuries and damages by animal. When an animal damages a person or that person's property due to negligence of the animal's owner or keeper, the owner or keeper of that animal is liable in a civil action to the person injured for the amount of damage done if the damage was not occasioned through the fault of the person injured ...

Plaintiff does not contend that Walsh was Oscar's "owner," rather that she was

his "keeper." "Keeper means a person in possession or control of a dog or other animal.

A person becomes the keeper of a stray or domesticated animal, other than a dog or

livestock, if the person feeds that animal for at least 10 consecutive days." 7 M.R.S.A. §

3907(16).

Plaintiff's contention is that Oscar lived on Walsh's property and Walsh retained

control over whether or not Oscar could remain there. The statute does not deal with

control or possession over the property on which the animal lives. It deals with

possession or control of the animal itself. When a statute is unambiguous, it is

interpreted according to its plain language. Cobb v. Board of Counseling Professionals

Licensure, 2006 ME 48,

or holding property in one's power; the exercise of dominion over the property."

BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY 1183 (7 th ed. 1999). "Control" means "to exercise power or

influence over." Id. at 330. It seems obvious to this court that the property that Walsh

held in her power and exercised dominion over was her land, while she could exert

power or influence over the terms of Lord's tenancy contingent on Oscar's behavior, she

had no direct control or possession of Oscar as plainly contemplated by the statute.

IV. Premises Liability

Finally, plaintiff contends that, because a landlord owes a duty to tenants and

their invitees to keep common areas in a reasonably safe condition for the use of the

tenants and their invitees, Walsh controlled the common area in which plaintiff was

bitten, and Walsh knew or should have known Oscar was dangerous, Walsh is liable as 6

a landlord. See Anderson v. Marston, 213 A.2d 48, 50 (Me. 1965). Because this court

determines that awareness of a dog-fight alone was insufficient to put Walsh on notice

that Oscar was dangerous, she did not breach her duty to keep the common area safe

for use by tenants and their invitees.

The entry is

Defendant Walsh's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and all counts against her are DISMISSED.

AprillL 2008 JENNY HALLGREN - PLAINTIFF SUPERIOR COURT 6 RIESMAN TRAIL KENNEBEC, ss. HIGGANUM CT 064414360 Docket No AUGSC-CV-2007-00126 Attorney for: JENNY HALLGREN ERIC J WYCOFF - RETAINED 04/27/2007 PIERCE ATWOOD DOCKET RECORD ONE MONUMENT SQUARE PORTLAND ME 04101

vs SUSAN M WALSH - DEFENDANT 141 SPRING STREET, 1ST FLOOR GARDINER ME 04345 Attorney for: SUSAN M WALSH WILLIAM J KELLEHER - RETAINED MARDEN DUBORD ET AL 44 ELM STREET PO BOX 708 WATERVILLE ME 04901-0708

TINA LORD - DEFENDANT 141 SPRING STREET, 2ND FLOOR GARDINER ME 04345 Attorney for: TINA LORD WILLIAM J KELLEHER - WITHDRAWN MARDEN DUBORD ET AL 44 ELM STREET PO BOX 708 WATERVILLE ME 04901-0708

Attorney for: TINA LORD JAMES A BILLINGS - RETAINED LIPMAN & KATZ & MCKEE, PA 227 WATER STREET PO BOX 1051 AUGUSTA ME 04332-1051

Filing Document: COMPLAINT Minor Case Type: OTHER NEGLIGENCE Filing Date: 04/27/2007

Docket Events: 04/27/2007 FILING DOCUMENT - COMPLAINT FILED ON 04/27/2007

04/27/2007 party(s): JENNY HALLGREN ATTORNEY - RETAINED ENTERED ON 04/27/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF

04/27/2007 CERTIFY/NOTIFICATION - CASE FILE NOTICE SENT ON 04/27/2007 plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF MAILED TO ATTY. OF RECORD.

05/10/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD RESPONSIVE PLEADING - ANSWER FILED ON 05/09/2007 S/ TINA LORD, PRO SE Page 1 of 6 Printed on: 05/01/2008 AUGSC-CV-2007-00126 DOCKET RECORD

05/11/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 05/11/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER INTERROGATORIES PROPOUNDED TO PLTF BY DEFTS; NOTICE TO PRODUCE TO PLTF BY DEFTS, SERVED ON E. WYCOFF, ESQ. ON 05/10/07.

05/11/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH ATTORNEY - RETAINED ENTERED ON 05/11/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

05/11/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD ATTORNEY - RETAINED ENTERED ON 05/11/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

05/11/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH,TINA LORD RESPONSIVE PLEADING - ANSWER FILED ON 05/11/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

05/11/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH,TINA LORD JURY FILING - DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL FILED ON 05/11/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

05/15/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH SUMMONS/SERVICE - CIVIL SUMMONS SERVED ON 05/01/2007 SERVED ON SUSAN M. WALSH

05/15/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD SUMMONS/SERVICE - CIVIL SUMMONS SERVED ON 05/01/2007 SERVED ON TINA LORD

05/16/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH RESPONSIVE PLEADING - ANSWER AMENDED ON 05/16/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

05/16/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH LETTER - FROM PARTY FILED ON 05/16/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER LETTER INFORMING THE COURT THAT ATTY. DOES NOT REPRESENT TINA LORD.

05/16/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD ATTORNEY - WITHDRAWN ORDERED ON 05/16/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

06/20/2007 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 06/13/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF PLAINTIFF'S OBJECTIONS AND ANSWERS TO DEFENDANT WALSH'S INTERROGATORIES AND PLAINTIFF'S OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES TO DEFENDNT WALSH'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS SERVED ON WILLIAM J. KELLHER, ESQ. ON 6/12/07.

06/30/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 06/28/2007 Page 2 of 6 Printed on: 05/01/2008 AUGSC-CV-2007-00126 DOCKET RECORD

Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER NOTICE OF DESPOSITION OF JENNY HALLGREN SERVED ON ERIC WYCOFF AND TINA LORD ON 6/25/07.

07/17/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD LETTER - FROM PARTY FILED ON 07/16/2007 Defendant's Attorney: JAMES A BILLINGS LETTER ENTERING APPEARANCE

07/17/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD ATTORNEY - RETAINED ENTERED ON 07/16/2007 Defendant's Attorney: JAMES A BILLINGS

07/23/2007 ORDER - SCHEDULING ORDER ENTERED ON 07/23/2007 DONALD H MARDEN , JUSTICE ORDERED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AT THE SPECIFIC DIRECTION OF THE COURT. COPIES TO PARTIES/COUNSEL

07/23/2007 DISCOVERY FILING - DISCOVERY DEADLINE ENTERED ON 03/23/2008

07/23/2007 ASSIGNMENT - SINGLE JUDGE/JUSTICE ASSIGNED TO JUSTICE ON 07/23/2007 DONALD H MARDEN , JUSTICE

08/13/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 08/09/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER SECOND NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF JENNY HALLGREN SERVED ON 8/8/07

09/20/2007 party(s): JENNY HALLGREN LETTER - FROM PARTY FILED ON 09/20/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF LETTER SELECTED MEDIATION AS THE ADR PROCESS AND AGREDD TO USE KEN PIERCE ESQ AS MEDIATOR.

09/28/2007 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN LETTER - FROM PARTY FILED ON 09/28/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF KEN PIERCE WILL NOT LONGER BE ABLE TO ACT AS THE MEDIATOR. PARTIES HAVE SELECTED TERRENCE DUDDY AS MEDIATOR

10/12/2007 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 10/12/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF NOTICE TO TAKE ORAL DEPOSITION OF DEFENDAQNT SUSAN WALSH NOTICE TO TAKE ORAL DEPOSITION OF DEFENDANT TINA LORD SERVED ON WILLIAM KELLEHER AND JAMES BILLINGS ON OCTOBER 11 2007

10/17/2007 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 10/03/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES PROPOUNDED TO TINA LORD; FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO TINA LORD; FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES PROPOUNDED TO SUSAN WALSH AND FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS TO SUSAN WALSH SERVED ON JAMES BILLINGS, ESQ. AND WILLIAM KELLEHER,ESQ. ON 10/2/07.

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11/02/2007 DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 11/02/2007 Defendant's Attorney: JAMES A BILLINGS DEFENDANT LORD'S ANSWERS TO PLAINTIFF'S INTERROGATORIES, DEFENDANT LORD'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

11/13/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 11/13/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER DEFENDANT SUSAN WALSH ANSWERS AND OBJECTION STO PLT FIRST SET OF INTERROGATOIRIES AND DEFENDANT SUSAN WALSH'S RESPONSED AND OBJECTION TO PLT FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS SERVIED ON ERIC WYCOFF ON NOVEMBER 9, 2007

11/16/2007 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 11/16/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF AMENDED NOTICE TO TAKE ORAL DEPOSITION OF DEFTS SUSAN WALSH AND TINA LORD, SERVED ON W. KELLEHER, ESQ. AND J. BILLINGS, ESQ. ON 11/15/07.

11/27/2007 Party(s): TINA LORD DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 11/21/2007 Defendant's Attorney: JAMES A BILLINGS DEFENDANT LORD'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS SERVED ON ERIC J. WYCOFF, ESQ. ON 11/20/07.

11/27/2007 ORDER - REPORT OF ADR CONF/ORDER FILED ON 11/27/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF JAMES BILLINGS

11/27/2007 ORDER - REPORT OF ADR CONF/ORDER UNRESOLVED ON 11/27/2007

11/28/2007 ORDER - REPORT OF ADR CONF/ORDER ENTERED ON 11/28/2007 DONALD H MARDEN , JUSTICE "REPORT OF ADR CONFERENCE FILED. CASE IS UNRESOLVED COPIES TO PARTIES/COUNSEL

12/04/2007 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 11/28/2007 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER DEF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO PLT SERVED ON ERIC SYCOFF, ESQ., ON 11/27/07.

12/21/2007 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 12/13/2007 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF SECOND AMENDED NOTICE TO TAKE ORAL DEPOSITION OF SUSAN WALSH AND TINA LORD SERVED ON ATTY KELLEHER ON 12/13/07 AND FILED 12/14/07.

01/07/2008 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 01/07/2008 Plaintiff'S Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF RESPONSE TO DEF WALSH'S SECOND REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS SERVED ON ATTY KELLEHER AND COPIES TO ATTY BILLINGS ON 1/4/08. Page 4 of 6 Printed on: 05/01/2008 AUGSC-CV-2007-00126 DOCKET RECORD

01/28/2008 Party(s): TINA LORD DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 01/28/2008 Defendant's Attorney: JAMES A BILLINGS DEF LORD'S SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PLT'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND LORD'S SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES SERVED ON ATTY WYCOFF ON 1/25/08.

02/12/2008 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN JURY FILING - DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL FILED ON 02/12/2008 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF JURY FEE PAID IN THE AMOUNT OF $300.00

02/12/2008 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN DISCOVERY FILING - NOTIFICATION DISCOVERY SERVICE FILED ON 02/05/2008 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF NOTICET TO TAKE ORAL DEPOSITION OF KEVIN COLPITT SERVED ON ATTY KELLEHER AND COPIES TO ATTY BILLINGS ON 1/4/08.

03/04/2008 HEARING - PRETRIAL/STATUS SCHEDULED FOR 04/10/2008 @ 2:00 in Room No. 1 NOTICE TO PARTIES/COUNSEL

03/07/2008 party(s): SUSAN M WALSH OTHER FILING - WITNESS LIST FILED ON 03/07/2008 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

03/07/2008 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH OTHER FILING - EXHIBIT LIST FILED ON 03/07/2008 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

03/20/2008 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH MOTION - MOTION SUMMARY JUDGMENT FILED ON 03/20/2008 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER WITH MEMORANDUM OF LAW, DRAFT ORDER, NOTICE OF HEARING

03/21/2008 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH,TINA LORD DISCOVERY FILING - DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPT FILED ON 03/21/2008 OF JENNY HALLGREN

03/21/2008 party(s): SUSAN M WALSH,TINA LORD DISCOVERY FILING - OBJECT INTERROGATORY/PRODUCE FILED ON 03/21/2008

03/27/2008 HEARING - PRETRIAL/STATUS NOTICE SENT ON 03/26/2008

04/07/2008 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN MOTION - MOTION TO CONTINUE FILED ON 04/07/2008 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF NO OBJECTION

04/08/2008 party(s): TINA LORD OTHER FILING - WITNESS LIST FILED ON 04/08/2008 Defendant's Attorney: JAMES A BILLINGS

04/08/2008 Party(s): TINA LORD page 5 of 6 Printed on: 05/01/2008 AUGSC-CV-2007-00126 DOCKET RECORD

OTHER FILING - EXHIBIT LIST FILED ON 04/08/2008 Defendant's Attorney: JAMES A BILLINGS

04/09/2008 OTHER FILING - STATEMENT OF TIME FOR TRIAL FILED ON 04/07/2008 Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF ESTIMATED TIME FOR TRIAL IS 3 DAYS

04/18/2008 HEARING - PRETRIAL/STATUS HELD ON 04/10/2008 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER Plaintiff's Attorney: ERIC J WYCOFF

04/18/2008 party(s): SUSAN M WALSH RESPONSIVE PLEADING - RESPONSE FILED ON 04/18/2008 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF JENNY HALLGREN'S STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FACTS.

04/18/2008 Party(s): JENNY HALLGREN MOTION - MOTION TO CONTINUE DENIED ON 04/17/2008 JOSEPH M JABAR , JUSTICE COPIES TO PARTIES/COUNSEL JURY SELECTION ON MAY 9 AT 1:00 PM

04/18/2008 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH MOTION - MOTION SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED ON 04/18/2008 JOSEPH M JABAR , JUSTICE COPIES TO PARTIES/COUNSEL AND ALL COUNTS AGAINST HER ARE DISMISSED.

04/25/2008 Party(s): SUSAN M WALSH,TINA LORD OTHER FILING - BILL OF COSTS FILED ON 04/25/2008 Defendant's Attorney: WILLIAM J KELLEHER

05/01/2008 ORDER - COURT ORDER ENTERED ON 04/18/2008 JOSEPH M JABAR , JUSTICE DEFENDANT WALSH'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IS GRANTED AND ALL COUNTS AGAINST HER ARE DISMISSED. COPIES TO ATTYS. OF RECORD.

05/01/2008 ORDER - COURT ORDER COPY TO REPOSITORIES ON 04/18/2008

A TRUE COpy ATTEST: Clerk

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