COHEN v. BOWDOIN


288 A.2d 106 (1972)

Herman COHEN v. Warren E. BOWDOIN et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

March 2, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Donahue, Biddeford, for plaintiff.

Smith, Elliott & Wood, by Charles W. Smith, Saco, for defendants.

Before DUFRESNE, C. J., and WEBBER, WEATHERBEE, POMEROY, WERNICK and ARCHIBALD, JJ.


WERNICK, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals to this Court a decision by a Justice of the Superior Court which dismissed the complaint of plaintiff with prejudice on the ground that it fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

We sustain the appeal.

The complaint contains confusing surplusage and lacks precision and clarity in the allegations which deal with matters which can be deemed essential. We present those portions of the complaint which...

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