Case law

State v. Bennett

158 Me. 109 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 30, 1962

Blanchard v. Hodgkins, 62 Me. 119, 120 ; Harriman v. Sanger, 67 Me. 442, 444 . Exceptions 2, 3, 4, and 5. … State v. Williams, 76 Me. 480, 481 .

Sinford v. Watts

123 Me. 230 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 23, 1923

Reed, 69 Maine, 510; Brown v. Heard, 85 Maine, 294; Freeman v. Leighton, 90 Maine, 541; Proctor v. Maine Central R. R. Co., 96 Maine, 458; Whitmore v. Brown, 100 Maine, 410, and McLellan v. McFadden, 114 Maine, 242. … Inst. v. Crossman, 76 Maine, 577; Brown v. Heard, 85 Maine, 294; Perry v. Buswell, 113 Maine, 399.

Time Enough, Inc. v. Town of Standish

670 A.2d 918 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 24, 1996

Greenberg v. DiBiase, 637 A.2d 1177, 1178 (Me.1994). Mere inadequacy of a board’s findings is not a reason to overturn a decision to grant a variance, see Cunningham v. … See Kirkpatrick v. City of Bangor, 517 A.2d 320, 321 (Me.1986).

Gensheimer v. Town of Phippsburg

926 A.2d 1168 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 10, 2007

The Gensheimers appealed, and we vacated the judgment of the Superior Court and remanded to the Planning Board for further findings. Gensheimer v. … Gerald v. Town of York, 589 A.2d 1272, 1274 (Me.1991) (citation omitted). B.

Whitehouse v. Cargill

88 Me. 479 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 15, 1896

Cushing v. Thompson, 34 Maine, 496; White v. Brown, 2 Cush. 412 ; Donnell v. … Donnell v. Donnell, supra; McIntire v. Plaisted, 68 Maine, 363; Cushing v. Thompson, 34 Maine, 496; White v. Brown, supra.

Department of Environmental Protection v. Town of Otis

1998 Me. 214 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 4, 1998

. 3 See Brooks v. … In Bell v.

O'NEAL v. City of Augusta

1998 Me. 48 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 9, 1998

See Tripp v. … We granted the petition and summarily vacated the earlier Board’s decision in accordance with Beaulieu v. Maine Med. Ctr., 675 A.2d 110 (Me.1996). This appeal arises from the Board's decision on remand. 2 .

Linda Penkul v. Town of Lebanon

136 A.3d 88 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 21, 2016

See Aubry v. Town of Mount Desert, 2010 ME 111, ¶¶ 6-7, 10 A.3d 662. … Ram’s Head Partners, LLC, 2003 ME 131, ¶ 18, 834 A.2d 916 (requiring a town’s board of assessment review to “hold a new evidentiary 7 See Chase v.

Enos v. Town of Stetson

665 A.2d 678 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 13, 1995

Plummer Co. v. Town of Cape Elizabeth, 612 A.2d 856, 860 (Me.1992); LaBonta v. … See Baker v.

Booker v. Town of Poland

599 A.2d 812 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 31, 1991

After a public hearing, the Board approved the issuance of the permit. … Efstathiou v. Payeur, 456 A.2d 891, 893 (Me.1983) (quoting 7 C. Wright & A. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1604, at 36 (1972)).

Bourgoin v. J.P. Levesque & Sons

726 A.2d 201 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 1, 1999

Id. [¶ 4] In Dumond v. Aroostook Van Lines, 670 A.2d 939, 943 (Me.1996), we interpreted former section 56-B. … For that reason, it cannot now challenge the calculation employed by the Board. See Guaranty Fund Mgt. Servs. v. Workers’ Compensation Bd., 678 A.2d 578, 582 (Me.1996) and Rosetti v.

Marcel Dubois v. Town of Arundel

2019 ME 21 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 12, 2019

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Coe v. Persons Unknown

43 Me. 432 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1857

Blanchard v. Brooks, 12 Pick., 47 ; Brown v. Jackson, 3 Wheaton, 449 ; Adams v. Cuddy, 13 *437 Pick., 460 ; Allen v. Holton, 20 Pick., 458; Sweet v. Brown, 12 Met., 175 ; Pike v. Galvin, 29 Maine R., 183; Partridge v. … J., in Merrill v. Ireland, 40 Maine R., 569; Oliver v. Pratt, 3 Howard, 332 ; Clarke v. Strickland, 2 Curtis, C. C. U. S. Rep., 439.

LaBay v. Town of Paris

659 A.2d 263 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 16, 1995

Benjamin v. … V, XIV; Me. Const, art. I, § 6-A.

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center v. Bath Iron Works

977 A.2d 431 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 18, 2009

We defer to the Board’s interpretations of law to the extent that they fall within the Board’s special expertise, which is limited to interpretations of our Workers’ Compensation Act. LeBlanc v. … Id.; see also Stockford v.

McCallum v. City of Biddeford

551 A.2d 452 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 13, 1988

Serpico, an abutting landowner, filed an appeal to the Board from the issuance of the building permit. … Maine Real Estate Comm’n v. Kelby, 360 A.2d 528, 531 (Me.1976). Similarly, we reject plaintiffs’ argument that the record fails to support the Board’s finding of good cause.

Rocheleau v. Town of Greene

708 A.2d 660 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 25, 1998

After a site visit by the Board and a properly noticed hearing, the Board voted to deny the variance. The minutes from the hearing reflect that the Board cited our decision in Bishop v. … Twigg v. Town of Kennebunk, 662 A.2d 914, 916 (Me.1995).

Getchell v. Boyd

44 Me. 482 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1858

Haywood v. Chesterry, 12 Wend. R., 495. Any defect, though in form only, is fatal on general demurrer. Cla rke v. Brown, 6 N. H. R., 435. … J., in Clarke v. Brown, 6 N. H. R., 435, “ be himself correct in form.” Neither in such case is the scriptural injunction inapplicable — “ Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”

Soucy v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF STATE RET. SYSTEM

456 A.2d 1279 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 8, 1983

See Mundy v. Simmons, 424 A.2d 135, 137 (Me.1980); New England Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Public Utilities Commission, 376 A.2d 448, 453 (Me.1977); Finks v. Maine State Highway Commission, 328 A.2d 791, 797 (Me.1974). … See, e.g., Betts v. Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, 21 Cal.3d 859 , 148 Cal.Rptr. 158 , 582 P.2d 614 (1978).

Wright v. Michaud

160 Me. 164 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 22, 1964

In Lescault v. Zoning Board of Review of the Town of Cumberland (R. … York Harbor Village Corporation v. Libby, supra; Toulouse, et al. v. Board of Zoning Adjustment, 147 Me. 387, 393 . In the early days of zoning, municipalities were given rather limited powers in relation thereto.