Case law

Lewiston Daily Sun v. School Administrative District No. 43

738 A.2d 1239 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 18, 1999

Halfway House, Inc. v. City of Portland, 670 A.2d 1377, 1379 (Me.1996) (quoting Hatfield v. Commissioner of Inland Fisheries, 566 A.2d 737, 739-40 (Me.1989) and Connors v. … Labor Relations Board, 655 A.2d 326, 327 (Me.1995) (quoting State v.

Millien v. Colby College

874 A.2d 397 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 9, 2005

Forrest Assocs. v. … Lyons v.

State v. Buxton

687 A.2d 227 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 13, 1996

See State v. Brown, 675 A.2d 504, 505 (Me.1996) (citing State v. Dube, 655 A.2d 338, 340 (Me.1995)). … See, e.g., State v. Brown, 675 A.2d 504 (Me.1996) (early morning hour, crossing center line, striking fog line, and fluctuating speed); State v.

Barber v. Barber

115 Me. 327 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 19, 1916

Gato v. Christian, 112 Maine, 427; Carley v. Carley, 7 Gray, 545 ; Danforth v. Danforth, 105 Ill., 605 ; Brown v. Brown, 53 Wis., 29 . … Brown v. Brown, supra; Weber v. Weber, 153 Wis., 132 . And we see no good reason why this should not be so. It is true that it is usually done on motion.

State v. Plante

417 A.2d 991 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 7, 1980

State v. Bellino, Me., 390 A.2d 1014 (1978); State v. Van Reenan, Me., 355 A.2d 392 (1976); State v. … In State v.

Buker v. Town of Sweden

644 A.2d 1042 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 19, 1994

Centamore v. Commissioner, Dept. of Human Servs., 634 A.2d 950 (Me.1993). Buker then returned to the Planning Board to seek a conditional use permit. … Not only does the evidence fail to support Buker’s allegation that the Planning Board misled him, see Town of Falmouth v.

Council 74, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Maine State Employees Ass'n

476 A.2d 699 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 8, 1984

In Sanford Highway Unit of Local 481 v. … No. 43 Teachers’ Association v. M.S.A.D.

Wesson v. Town of Bremen

667 A.2d 596 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 21, 1995

We review directly the Board’s decision for an abuse of its discretion, error of law or findings unsupported by substantial evidence in the record. Muirgen Properties, Inc. v. … Co. v. City of Augusta, 662 A.2d 928, 931 (Me.1995) (quoting Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v.

Greenberg v. DiBiase

637 A.2d 1177 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 1, 1994

Boisvert v. King, 618 A.2d 211, 213 (Me.1992); Mason v. Crooker-Mulligan, 570 A.2d 1217, 1220 (Me.1990). We do not substitute our judgment for that of the board. Mack v. … Marchi v. Town of Scarborough, 511 A.2d 1071, 1073 (Me.1986). Relying on Perrin, 591 A.2d at 863 , and Sibley v.

Augusta Trust Co. v. Augusta, Hallowell & Gardiner Railroad

134 Me. 314 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 11, 1936

Water Works Co. v. Brown, 191 Ala., 457, 469 ; Colby v. Title Ins. & Trust Co., 160 Cal., 632, 644 , 117 P., 913 ; Brown v. First National Bank, 137 Ind., 655, 672 , 37 N. E., 158 ; Langan, et al. v. … Andrews v. Robertson, 177 Cal., 434 , 170 P., 1129 ; Frase v. Lee, 152 Mo. App., 562 , 134 S. W., 10 ; Green v. Hall, 45 Neb., 89 , 63 N. W., 119 ; Brown v. Leeak, 52 N. D., 398 , 203 N. W., 185 ; 41 C. J., 727.

Town of Mount Vernon v. Landherr

190 A.3d 249 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 24, 2018

United States v. … Co. v.

Johnson v. McGinly

76 Me. 432 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 25, 1884

Brown v. Lunt, 37 Maine, 423. … Brown v. Lunt, supra; Belfast v. Morrill, 65 Maine, 580; Petersilea v. Stone, 119 Mass. 465 ; State v. Carroll, 38 Conn. 449 .

INHABITANTS OF TOWN OF BOOTHBAY, ETC. v. Russell

410 A.2d 554 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 30, 1980

The Action against the Zoning Board of Appeals In Russell v. … Other courts, rejecting the agency theory, have held that the municipality rather than its board of appeals is the proper party to such an appeal. E. g., Kelley v.

Otis v. Town of Sebago

645 A.2d 3 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 26, 1994

Boisvert v. King, 618 A.2d 211, 213 (Me.1992). … See Cardinali v. Town of Berwick, 550 A.2d 921, 924 (Me.1988) (request to Planning Board for reconsideration of decision held insufficient to delay appeal period for M.R.Civ.P. 80B appeal).

Bureau v. Staffing Network, Inc.

678 A.2d 583 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 21, 1996

The entries are: The decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board in Bureau v. Staffing Network, Inc., WCB-95-52, and Warman v. … The decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board in Caiazzo v. Wright Express, Inc., WCB-95-263, is affirmed. All concurring. 1 .

James M. Day v. Town of Hiram

2025 ME 8 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 4, 2025

Tomasino v. Town of Casco, 2020 ME 96, ¶ 5, 237 A.3d 175. In this case, we review the Planning Board’s decision granting the conditional use permit to the Schnells. A. … Cope v. Inhabitants of Town of Brunswick, 464 A.2d 223, 226 (Me. 1983).

Chris Calnan v. Sam Hurley

2024 ME 30 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 25, 2024

Moody v. … Doe v.

TOWN OF MINOT v. Starbird

39 A.3d 897 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 6, 2012

Ass’n v. … We review the Board’s interpretation of the ordinance de novo. Bizier v. Town of Turner, 2011 ME 116, ¶ 14 , 32 A.3d 1048 .

Gagne v. Lewiston Crushed Stone Company, Inc.

367 A.2d 613 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 10, 1976

Thus, Frost v. Lucey and Walsh v. … Nusser v. Board of Adjustment of City of Newark, 134 N.J.L. 174 , 46 A.2d 657 (1946); Anchor Steel and Conveyor Company v. City of Dearborn, 342 Mich. 361 , 70 N.W.2d 753, 756 (1955); Kolodny v.

Pine Tree Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Town of Gray

631 A.2d 55 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 11, 1993

The law is well established that personal knowledge, when competent, may be considered by members of a planning board. See Lippoth v. Zoning Bd. of App., City of So. … Curtis v. Main, 482 A.2d 1253, 1258 (Me.1984) (quoting Sibley v. Inhabitants of the Town of Wells, 462 A.2d 27, 31 (Me.1983).