Case law

Aviation Oil Co. v. Department of Environmental Protection

584 A.2d 611 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 14, 1990

Hall v. Board of Envtl. Protection, 498 A.2d 260, 265 (Me.1985); Gulick v. Board of Envtl. Protection, 452 A.2d 1202, 1207-08 (Me.1982); Seven Islands Land Co. v. … See Oliver v. Secretary of State, 489 A.2d 520 (Me.1985). There was no abuse of the Board’s discretion in admitting this testimony in the administrative hearing before the Board.

Crosby v. Town of Belgrade

562 A.2d 1228 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 10, 1989

See Town of North Berwick v. Jones, 534 A.2d 667, 670 (Me.1987). … Because a board of appeals performs a quasi-judicial function, the parties to a Rule 80B action reviewing the board’s decision are the parties that had appeared before the board. See Town of Boothbay v.

Dunlop v. Town of Westport Island

37 A.3d 300 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 28, 2012

Kelley v. Me. Pub. Emps. Ret. Sys., 2009 ME 27, ¶ 16 , 967 A.2d 676 (quotation marks omitted); cf. Stewart v. … Although the Board’s interpretation of the Ordinance is reviewed de novo, the “Board’s ultimate characterization” of Jew-ett Cove Road is afforded substantial deference. Jordan v.

Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corporation v. Town of Jonesport

167 A.3d 564 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 11, 2017

Delogu v. … See Roberts v.

Marquis v. Town of Kennebunk

36 A.3d 861 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 15, 2011

Dexter v. … In Mills v.

Rancourt v. Town of Glenburn

635 A.2d 964 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 28, 1993

Reaching the merits, we review the board’s decision directly for abuse of discretion, error of law, or findings unsupported by substantial evidence in the record. Gorham v. … As the party bearing the burden of proof before the board, Rancourt must demonstrate that the evidence compelled the board to find that her application met the requirements of the law. Tompkins v.

Odiorne Lane Solar, LLC, et al. v. Town of Eliot et al.

304 A.3d 253 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 7, 2023

LLC v. Pub. … Mills v. Town of Eliot, 2008 ME 134, ¶ 23, 955 A.2d 258; Summit Realty, Inc. v.

New England Herald Development Group v. Town of Falmouth

521 A.2d 693 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 25, 1987

See also Mazzuchelli v. … See abo Thomas v.

Wright v. Town of Kennebunkport

715 A.2d 162 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 23, 1998

Corp. v. State Tax Assessor, 684 A.2d 424, 426 (Me.1996). … Otis v. Town of Sebago, 645 A.2d 3, 4 (Me.1994).

Everett v. Carleton

85 Me. 397 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 25, 1893

Burkett was owing Phillip Brown, and Brown attached the real estate of James H. … S., c. 81, § 59 ; Osgood v. Holyoke, 48 Maine, 410 ; Neally v. Judkins, 48 Maine, 566 ; Hanson v. Dow, 51 Maine, 165 ; Drew v. Alfred Bank, 55 Maine, 450; Briggs v. Hodgdon, 78 Maine, 514.

Gagne v. Inhabitants of City of Lewiston

281 A.2d 579 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 5, 1971

David v. Board of Appeals of Reading, 333 Mass. 657 , 132 N.E.2d 386 (1956). … The Board could not validly grant a variance as to setback requirements on the basis of an application for an exception as to a nonconforming use. Wrona v.

Town of North Berwick v. Jones

534 A.2d 667 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 17, 1987

Sevigny v. Home Builders Ass’n of Maine, Inc., 429 A.2d 197, 201-02 (Me.1981); Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 27 (1982). … Beegan v. Schmidt, 451 A.2d 642, 644 (Me. 1982).

Pelkey v. City of Presque Isle

577 A.2d 341 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 3, 1990

See Auto Sales & Finance Co. v. Seavey, 401 A.2d 648, 649 (Me.1979); Blue Rock Industries v. Raymond International, Inc., 325 A.2d 66, 73 (Me.1974). … The Zoning Board of Appeals, in common with other administrative boards, “acts in a quasi-judicial capacity if it affects an interest which is constitutionally protected.” Carlson v. Oliver, 372 A.2d 226, 229 (Me.1977).

Monika McCallion v. Town of Bar Harbor

2025 ME 58 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 2025

Facts [¶2] The relevant facts, drawn from the written findings of the Bar Harbor Board of Appeals, are supported by the administrative record. See Gensheimer v. … Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting v.

Pratt v. Ottum

2000 Me. 203 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 27, 2000

Appeal Board. … See Gilbert v.

Cobb v. Camden Savings Bank

106 Me. 178 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 29, 1909

Such notice was mailed to Brown & Adams and the Camden Savings Bank, December 2, 1908, the day before the execution in question issued. … Wiswall v. Sampson, supra; Walling v. Miller, supra; Cass v. Sutherland, 98 Wis. 551 ; Albany City Bank v. Schermerhorn, 10 Paige, N. Y. 263.

Fryeburg Trust v. Town of Fryeburg

151 A.3d 933 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 1, 2016

Co., 2014 ME 158, ¶ 21 , 107 A.3d 621 ; Stewart v. … .”); Underwood v.

Richard M. Balano v. Town of Kittery

163 A.3d 144 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 6, 2017

Rudolph v. … v. Town of Bar Harbor, 2011 ME 104, ¶ 7, 30 A.3d 811; Friends of Lincoln Lakes v.

Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Town of Lincolnville

786 A.2d 616 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 20, 2001

Gorham v. Cape Elizabeth, 625 A.2d 898, 903 (Me.1993) (quoting Hrouda v. Town of Hollis, 568 A.2d 824, 826 (Me.1990)). … See Kosalka v. Town of Georgetown, 2000 ME 106 , 752 A.2d 183 .

Phaiah v. Town of Fayette

866 A.2d 863 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 28, 2005

McGhie v. Town of Cutler, 2002 ME 62, ¶ 5 , 793 A.2d 504, 505 ; Yates v. Town of Southwest Harbor, 2001 ME 2, ¶ 10 , 763 A.2d 1168, 1171 . … Further, “[a] demonstration that no competent evidence supports the local board’s findings is required in order to vacate the board’s decision.” Thacker v. Konover Dev.