Case law

Andrews v. King

77 Me. 224 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 24, 1885

.) § § 58, 60, 210; Farrel v. Bridgeport, 45 Conn. 191 ; Cobb v. Portland, 55 Maine, 381. … People v. Fire Commissioners, 72 N. Y. 245 ; People v. Nichols, 79 N. Y. 582 ; People v. Campbell, 82 N. Y. 247 ; State v. Lufton, 64 Mo. 415 ; Rex v. Richardson, 1 Bun. 517 ; Dillon on Mun.

State v. Horton

561 A.2d 488 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 12, 1989

See Baxter v. Palmigiano, 425 U.S. 308, 318 , 96 S.Ct. 1551, 1557 , 47 L.Ed.2d 810 (1976); Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Dineen, 481 A.2d 499, 503 (Me.1984). … Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Horton, No. Bar-88-15 (filed Nov. 2, 1988). .That situation should be distinguished from a case such as Board of Overseers of the Bar v.

Bass v. Dumas

114 Me. 50 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 13, 1915

Nichols v. Patten, 18 Maine, 238; Brown v. Howard, 86 Maine, 342. … Wentworth v. Sawyer, 76 Maine, 434; Lewiston Steam Mill Co. v. Merrill, 78 Maine, 107; Perry v. Griefen, 99 Maine, 420.

Ballard v. Child

46 Me. 152 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1858

In Allen v. … Hurd v. Cushing & al., 7 Pick. 169 ; Blanchard v. Brooks, 12 Pick. *154 47 ; Adams v. Cuddy, 13 Pick. 460 ; Brown v. Jackson, 3 Wheaton, 449 ; Coe v. persons unknown, 43 Maine, 432. Judgment for the defendant.

Thacher Hotel, Inc. v. Economos

160 Me. 22 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 4, 1964

The following cases in which no recovery was allowed illustrate the principle: Brown v. … Randall v. Tuell, 89 Me. 443 , 36 A. 910 (innkeeper); Black v. Mutual Life Asso., 95 Me. 35 , 49 A. 51 (insurance agent); Harding v. Hagar, 60 Me. 340 (freight).

Dunphe v. O'Connor

697 A.2d 421 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 11, 1997

In the same decree, the Board stated: “No cost of living adjustments are payable pursuant to McDonald [v. Rumford Sch. Dist., 609 A.2d 1160, 1161 (Me.1992) ]. … As we have stated: Absent specific statutory authority, the Board may not reopen or amend a final decision. Wood v. Cives Constr. Corp., 438 A.2d 905, 908 (Me.1981); Anania v.

Cote v. City of Biddeford

96 Me. 491 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 15, 1902

The plaintiff' had been elected to the office just prior to the time when the act creating the board of police went into effeet and he could only be removed for cause. Andrews v. Police Board of Biddeford, 94 Maine, 68. … A portion of the language of the opinion of the court in the case of Phillips v.

City of Portland v. Grace Baptist Church

552 A.2d 533 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 12, 1988

Moyer v. Board of Zoning Appeals, 233 A.2d 811, 317 (Me.1967). In determining legislative intent, we first examine the language of the ordinance. Id. … LaPointe v. City of Saco, 419 A.2d 1013, 1015 (Me.1980).

Maine School Administrative District No. 27 v. Maine Public Employees Retirement System

983 A.2d 391 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 5, 2009

The party seeking to overturn the Board’s action bears the burden of persuasion on appeal. Zegel v. … Co. v.

City of Lewiston v. William Verrinder

275 A.3d 327 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 31, 2022

pay the fee.5 Perhaps the Board would have allowed the 4 The dissent also cites our decision in Lane Construction Corporation v. … A municipal board of appeals is a creature of statute and ordinance. See Pike Indus., Inc. v.

Mushero v. Lincoln Pulp & Paper Co.

683 A.2d 504 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 9, 1996

Brackett v. A.C. Lawrence Leather Co., 559 A.2d 776, 777-79 (Me.1989); Richardson v. Robbins Lumber, Inc., 379 A.2d 380, 383 (Me.1977). … Decisions of the Board interpreting the Workers’ Compensation Act are entitled to deference. Curtis v. National Sea Prods., 657 A.2d 320, 322 (Me.1995); LaRochelle v. Crest Shoe Co., 655 A.2d 1245, 1248 (Me.1995).

Noyes v. City of Bangor

540 A.2d 1110 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 20, 1988

On this appeal from the Superior Court, we review the Planning Board’s decision directly. See Ray v. Town of Camden, 533 A.2d 912, 914 (Me.1987). … See Wakelin v. Town of Yarmouth, 523 A.2d at 577 ; Cope v. Town of Brunswick, 464 A.2d at 227 .

Mexican Petroleum Corp. v. City of South Portland

121 Me. 128 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 11, 1922

Chief Justice Marshall in the leading case of Brown v. … In Low v. Austin, 13 Wall., 29 , (1872) after considering the opinion in Brown v.

McCain Foods, Inc. v. Gervais

657 A.2d 782 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 4, 1995

Brown Co. v. Gillen, 569 A.2d 1206, 1209 (Me.1990). … Brown Co. v. Gillen, 569 A.2d 1206, 1216 (Me.1990). 2 .

In re Spurling

595 A.2d 1062 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 22, 1991

See Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Dineen, 481 A.2d 499, 502-03 (Me.1984). Accordingly, the admissibility of any portion of the record developed before the Board must be governed by the Rules of Evidence. … Harmon v. Emerson, 425 A.2d 978, 982 (Me.1981).

Hincks v. Robert Mitchell Co.

740 A.2d 992 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 24, 1999

Finally, relying on Ashby v. … See Ciampi v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 681 A.2d 4, 9 (Me.1996); Tompkins v. Wade & Searway Constr.

Priestly v. Town of Hermon

814 A.2d 995 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 22, 2003

Gerald v. … Banks v. Maine RSA # 1, 1998 ME 272, ¶ 4 , 721 A.2d 655, 657 .

State v. Winslow

571 A.2d 1198 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 16, 1990

State v. Brown, 321 A.2d 478, 484 (Me.1974). … See also, State v. Brown, 552 A.2d 12, 15 (Me.1988) (defendant must prove proposed new evidence could not have been discovered before trial by due diligence before new trial will be ordered); State v.

Blanchard v. Department of Transportation

798 A.2d 1119 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 20, 2002

Brown v. Warchalowski, 471 A.2d 1026, 1033 (Me.1984). Findings of fact by the trial court that are essential to answering this question of law will be set aside on appeal only if clearly erroneous. Sturtevant v. … Brown v. Gerald, 100 Me. 351, 372 , 61 A. 785, 794 (1905). The public has to be able to be served by the use as a matter of right, not as a matter of grace of any private party. Id.

School Administrative District No. 1 v. Commissioner, Department of Education

659 A.2d 854 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 7, 1995

Department of Educ. and Cultural Serv., 551 A.2d 1377, 1381 (Me.1988) (quoting Brown v. … See also Skeen v.