Martin v. Town of Windham

CourtSuperior Court of Maine
DecidedJune 7, 2016
DocketCUMcv-16-80
StatusUnpublished

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Martin v. Town of Windham, (Me. Super. Ct. 2016).

Opinion

STATE OF MAINE SUPERIOR COURT CUMBERLAND, ss CIVIL ACTION Docket No. CV-16-80 /

CATHERINE F. MARTIN,

Plaintiff ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S V. MOTION TO DISMISS

TOWN OF WINDHAM,

Defendant

Before the court is defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, in which

plaintiff alleges that defendant destroyed her boat and damaged her raft by plowing a

nearby dirt road . Plaintiff's claim is subject to the Maine Tort Claims Act. 14 M .R.S .

§ 8104-A(l) (2015). The Act requires plaintiff to file a written notice within 180 days

after her claim accrues. 14 M .R.S. § 8107(1) (2015). Her claim accrued in February or

March of 2014. (See 9 / 14 / 15 Statement of Claim.) There is no evidence in the record

that plaintiff filed a written notice. Failure to comply with the notice provision bars

plaintiff's claim. Deschenes v. City of Sanford, 2016 ME 56,

The entry is

Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED.

Dated: June 7, 2016 ancy Mills Justice, Superio

STATE OF MAIN£ Cumberland . ss . Clerk's Office

JUN 07 2016

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John E. Deschenes v. City of Sanford
2016 ME 56 (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 2016)

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