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- Title: Mclaughlin v. Superintending School Committee of Lincolnville
- Author : Maine Supreme Judicial Court
- Release Date : January 16, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 78 KB
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Reporter of Decisions Argued: March 11, 2003 ¶1 Patricia McLaughlin (Patricia), as next best friend of her grandson Joseph McLaughlin1 (Joseph), appeals from the summary judgment in favor of Superintending School Committee of Lincolnville (School) entered in the Superior Court (Waldo County, Marden, J.). Patricia contends that the Superior Court erred in finding that (1) she failed to comply with the 180-day notice requirement of the Maine Tort Claims Act (MTCA), 14 M.R.S.A. § 8107(1) (2003), and (2) that the September 2001 amendment to 14 M.R.S.A. § 8107(2) (2003) did not extend the deadline for her notice of claim. Because we agree with Patricia that the amendment to section 8107 extended the deadline for her notice of claim, we vacate the Superior Court's judgment and remand. I. BACKGROUND