MORSE BROS., INC. v. WEBSTER


772 A.2d 842 (2001)

2001 ME 70

MORSE BROTHERS, INC. et al. v. Faylene WEBSTER et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided May 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Haddow (orally), Thomas C. Bradley, Petruccelli & Martin, L.L.P., Portland, for plaintiffs.

Julian L. Sweet (orally), Jack H. Simmons, Berman & Simmons, P.A., Lewiston, James M. Bowie (orally), Thompson & Bowie, Portland, for defendants.

Panel: WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, DANA, SAUFLEY, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.


DANA, J.

[¶ 1] Faylene Webster and James Platz appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Crowley, J.) denying their special motion to dismiss a complaint for the wrongful use of civil proceedings. They contend that the court erred in denying their motion, filed pursuant to Maine's anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute, 14 M.R.S.A. § 556 (Supp.2000), because Morse Brothers, Inc. and MB Bagging Corporation...

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