Court Opinion

ID: 9753859
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 19:33:10.855171+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:27:43.320552
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CLIFFORD, J.,
dissenting.
[¶ 8] Because in my view the trial court should have granted Gary Thibodeau’s motion to amend his complaint prior to addressing summary judgment, I respectfully dissent.
When faced with both a motion for a summary judgment and a Rule 15(a) motion to amend pleadings, considerations of finality and judicial economy suggest that a court should dispose of the pending Rule 15(a) motion prior to entertaining a summary judgment.
*43Kelly v. Michaud’s Ins. Agency, Inc., 651 A.2d 345, 346 (Me.1994).
[¶ 9] I would vacate the judgment and remand to the Superior Court to allow Thibodeau to amend his complaint.