Martin v. Town of Windham

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STATE OF MAINE CUMBERLAND, ss SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION Docket No. CV-16-80 / CATHERINE F. MARTIN, Plaintiff ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS V. 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, <j[ 12, _ A.3d _ . 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 RECEIVED . 1

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