Yackobitz v. State Tax Assessor

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Yackobitz v. State Tax Assessor, 481 A.2d 784 (Me. 1984)
1984 Me. LEXIS 880
Glassman, McKusick, Nichols, Scolnik, Violette, Wathen

Yackobitz v. State Tax Assessor

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

The petitioner, Frank Yackobitz, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Penobscot County, dismissing his petitions for review of action by the State Tax Assessor for want of prosecution under M.R. Civ.P. 41(b)(1). The petitioner argues that the dismissal was improper because the delay of more than two years was attributable to clerical misplacement of the case file.

We deny the appeal. Reviewing the dismissal under Rule 41(b)(1) for an abuse of discretion, Burleigh v. Weeks, 425 A.2d 623, 624 (Me. 1981), we conclude that the Superior Court properly found that the petitioner did not demonstrate good cause. Cf. State v. One 1977 Blue Ford Pick-Up Truck, 447 A.2d 1226 (Me. 1982).

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.

Reference

Full Case Name
Frank YACKOBITZ v. STATE TAX ASSESSOR
Status
Published