· 1/26/1977
Land Management, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Protection
Citations
- 368 A.2d 602
- 1977 Me. LEXIS 432
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding complaint a nullity where filed by the president of a corporation and president represented corporation, over objection, throughout the trial
- affirming dismissal of 2 complaint on the basis that notwithstanding authorization from the corporation, plaintiff was not authorized to practice law and the complaint was therefore a nullity
- pleadings filed by a corporation without proper representation are a \nullity\
- corporation may not be represented in court by a person not licensed to practice law
- “Since the plaintiff was not represented by counsel licensed to practice law, its complaint was a nullity and was properly dismissed by the [lower court].”
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Judges: Pomeroy, Wernick, Archibald, Delahanty, God-Frey, Dufresne
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