MITCHELL v. FLYNN


495 A.2d 833 (1985)

Elizabeth H. MITCHELL and James E. Mitchell v. Patrick H. FLYNN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Kierstead (orally), Waterville, for plaintiffs.

Patrick H. Flynn, pro se, did not appear at oral argument.

Richard Goodwin, Concord, Mass., Steven Cope, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., VIOLETTE, WATHEN, GLASSMAN and SCOLNIK, JJ., and WERNICK, A.R.J.


VIOLETTE, Justice.

The defendant appeals from an Order of Contempt and an Order to Appear and Show Cause, both entered on January 4, 1985 in the Superior Court, Kennebec County. We sustain the appeal of the first order and vacate the judgment of criminal contempt entered against the defendant pursuant to it. We dismiss the appeal of the second order because of the lack of a final judgment.

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Upon the motion of the plaintiffs, Elizabeth and James...

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