Case law

CASINO MOTOR COMPANY v. Needham

151 Me. 333 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 23, 1955

Holmes, Warren V. Grindle and Clarence M. Page. Petitioner brought a petition for mandamus against the respondents to compel the issuance of the permit. The alternative writ was issued'. … Webster v.

Burleigh v. Mullen

95 Me. 423 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 26, 1901

The published opinion in Millett v. … He was brother to Brown’s mother and testified, substantially, — that Mr. Loten L.

Fontaine v. Peddle

144 Me. 214 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 6, 1949

Brown v. Brown, 110 Me. 280 ; 86 A. 32 . Where two actions, however, are brought for the same cause at the same time both actions will be abated upon plea seasonably filed. Garoufalis v. … Brown v. Brown, 110 Me. 280, 284 . The rulings of the presiding justice in the case at bar have legal and sufficient evidence to support them. Exceptions overruled.

Oliver v. City of Rockland

710 A.2d 905 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 30, 1998

Berry v. Maine State Retirement Sys. Bd. of Trustees, 663 A.2d 14, 18-19 (Me.1995). … Ballard, Builder, Inc. v. City of Westbrook, 502 A.2d 476, 480 (Me.1985).

Lalonde v. Central Maine Medical Center

155 A.3d 426 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 31, 2017

See Estate of Fortier v. City of Lewiston, 2010 ME 50, ¶ 1 , 997 A.2d 84 ; Knowlton v. Attorney General, 2009 ME 79, ¶ 10 , 976 A.2d 973 ; Wilcox v. City of Portland, 2009 ME 58, ¶ 11 , 970 A.2d 295 ; Hawkes v. … See Whalen v. Down East Cmty.

City of Auburn v. Paul

110 Me. 192 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 30, 1912

In Wandworth Board of Public Works v. Telephone Co., L. R., 13, Q. D., 904, Bowen L. … In Paine v.

Walsh v. City of Brewer

315 A.2d 200 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 5, 1974

See: Packham v. Zoning Board of Review of the City of Cranston, 103 R.I. 467 , 238 A.2d 387 (1968); Gallagher v. Zoning Board of Review of the City of Pawtucket, 95 R.I. 225 , 186 A.2d 325 (1962); Cf. Smedberg et al. v. … Packham v. Zoning Board of Review of the City of Cran-ston, 103 R.I. 467 , 238 A.2d 387 (1968).

Waste Disposal Inc. v. Town of Porter

563 A.2d 779 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 11, 1989

Maine Isle Corp. v. Town of St. George, 499 A.2d 149, 152 (Me.1985); Littlefield v. Inhabitants of Town of Lyman, 447 A.2d 1231, 1235 (Me.1982). … Portland v. Fisherman’s Wharf Assocs., 541 A.2d 160, 164 (Me.1988); Thomas v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of City of Bangor, 381 A.2d 643, 646-47 (Me.1978).

Ingerson v. State

491 A.2d 1176 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 1, 1985

In State v. … V.

Valente v. City of Westbrook

543 A.2d 1373 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 5, 1988

Driscoll v. Gheewalla, 441 A.2d 1023, 1026-27 (Me.1982); Cunningham v. Kittery Planning Board, 400 A.2d 1070, 1079 (Me.1979). … See Bayside Enterprises v. Maine Agr. Bargaining Board, 513 A.2d 1355, 1360-61 (Me.1986).

Fitanides v. City of Saco

684 A.2d 421 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 30, 1996

Enos v. Town of Stetson, 665 A.2d 678, 680 (Me.1995) (citing Buker v. Town of Sweden, 644 A.2d 1042, 1043 (Me.1994)). … Not counting Spiers’s vote, there were three affirmative votes in favor of the findings of fact made by the Board. See Murach v.

Gerald v. Town of York

589 A.2d 1272 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 17, 1991

Ballard v. City of Westbrook, 502 A.2d 476, 480 (Me.1985). … Seven Islands Land Co. v. Maine Land Use Reg. Comm'n, 450 A.2d 475, 481 (Me.1982).

Gilmore v. City of Belfast

580 A.2d 698 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 15, 1990

We review directly the de novo decision of the Board of Assessment Review. Macaro v. Town of Windham, 468 A.2d 604, 605 (Me.1983). … . § 841(2), the Gilmores had the burden to convince the Board that by reason of poverty they were unable to contribute to the public charges. Joyce v. Town of Lyman, 565 A.2d 90 (Me.1989).

Murray v. Inhabitants of the Town of Lincolnville

462 A.2d 40 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1983

Board of Supervisors of County of Stanislaus, 154 Cal.App.2d 700 , 316 P.2d 678 (1956); City of Baltimore v. Cohn, 204 Md. 523, 529 , 105 A.2d 482, 485 (1954); Carson v. … Board of Appeals of Lexington, 321 Mass. 649 , 75 N.E.2d 116 (1947); Burr v.

Lincoln v. White

30 Me. 291 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1849

Foster and Benjamin Brown, who conveyed the same premises to Benjamin Lincoln, the ancestor of the demandants, by their deed, bearing date, Feb. 23, 1841. … Smith v. People’s Bank, 24 Maine, 185. Such interest may be conveyed by deed, and before the tenant’s levy, it was transferred to the ancestor of the demandants.

Camden & Rockland Water Co. v. Town of Hope

543 A.2d 827 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 30, 1988

Rather, our review is limited to determining whether the Board’s action was arbitrary, not in accord with law, or not supported by substantial evidence in the record. Shackford & Gooch, Inc. v. … See Ullis v. Town of Boothbay Harbor, 459 A.2d 153 (Me. 1983); Schwanda v. Bonney, 418 A.2d 163 (Me. 1980).

MacAro v. Town of Windham

468 A.2d 604 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 8, 1983

Our review of the Board’s decision is controlled by 5 M.R.S.A. § 11007(3) and (4) and we do not accord any special deférence to the review conducted in the Superior Court. Gulick v. … Bruk v. Town of Georgetown, 436 A.2d 894, 898 (Me.1981). *606 The evidence of plaintiff’s financial circumstances establishes her inability to contribute to the public charges in 1978.

International Paper Co. v. Town of Jay

665 A.2d 998 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 6, 1995

IP’s challenge to the board’s authority to regulate air quality contests the board’s jurisdiction to impose penalties at all. See City of South Portland v. … See Lyons v. Board of Directors of School Admin. Dist.

Union River Valley Teachers Ass'n v. Lamoine School Committee

748 A.2d 990 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 4, 2000

See AFSCME v. City of Portland, 675 A.2d 100, 102-03 (Me.1996); Board of Dirs. of Me. Sch. Admin. Dist. No. 33 v. Teachers’ Ass’n of Me. Sch. Admin. Dist. No. 33, 395 A.2d 461, 463 (Me.1978). … See Seppala & Aho-Spear Assocs. v.

WLH Management Corp. v. Town of Kittery

639 A.2d 108 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 31, 1994

Town of Vienna v. Kokernak, 612 A.2d 870, 872 (Me.1992). The board erred in each of its conclusions. First, the board concluded that section 8.17(d) prohibited the canopy. … Plummer Co. v. Town of Cape Elizabeth, 612 A.2d 856, 859-60 (Me.1992) (ordinance may not be applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner); see also Restivo v. Princeton Constr.