Society of Lloyd's v. Baker

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• discussing relief from default judgment where prevailing party’s fraudulent conduct prevents the defaulting party from contesting the action or having knowledge of the pending suit
• \[C]ourts generally continue to permit relief only when the alleged fraud is of the type formerly denominated as 'extrinsic' fraud ....\
• \application [of doctrine of comity] is a guestion of law that may be resolved by the court on a motion for a summary judgment\
• \The grant or denial of the stay rests in the sound discretion of the court. It will only be granted when the court is satisfied that justice will thereby be promoted.\ (quoting Cutler Assocs., Inc. v. Merrill Tr. Co., 395 A.2d 453, 456 (Me. 1978))

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