Case law

Mitchell v. City of Rockland

52 Me. 118 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1860

The acts complained of were the negligent and careless acts of Sweetland, who was in the employ of the board of health of the defendant city. … The general views on this subject, already stated, have been recently considered and deliberately affirmed in this State, in Brown v. South Kennebec Agricultural Society, 47 Maine, 275.

State of Maine v. Douglas E. Wilcox

288 A.3d 1200 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 26, 2023

State v. Brown, 675 A.2d 504, 505 (Me. 1996) (quotation marks omitted). An anonymous tip can form the basis of a reasonable articulable suspicion of criminal activity. See State v. … Specifically, the caller indicated that a brown Honda car had collided with an object, that the car was now at a specific convenience store, and that the caller thought the driver was intoxicated. Cf. Florida v.

Tapper v. Warren

129 Me. 481 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 26, 1930

Brown v. Gammon, 14 Me., 276; Appleton v. Chase, 19 Me., 74; Brown v. Davis, 138 Mass., 460 ; Warren v. Wheeler, 21 Me., 484, 490. Motion overruled. Leroy Haley, White & Willey, for plaintiff. F.

Taylor v. Hill

464 A.2d 938 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 26, 1983

Doctors Brown and Chamberlain assisted with the surgery. During the appendectomy, Dr. Hill observed a growth on Mrs. Taylor’s right ovary. … Friedman was a general surgeon and a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist.

Town of Ogunquit v. Cliff House & Motels, Inc.

759 A.2d 731 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 5, 2000

Town of North Berwick v. … Goumas, 2000 ME 79, ¶ 7 , 750 A.2d at 565 (quoting Brown v. Osier, 628 A.2d 125, 127 (Me.1993)).

Oeste v. Town of Camden

534 A.2d 683 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 22, 1987

Ray v. Town of Camden, 533 A.2d 912 (Me.1987); see Spain v. City of Brewer, 474 A.2d 496, 499 (Me.1984); Cope v. Town of Brunswick, 464 A.2d 223, 225 (Me.1988). … Article V, Section I of the Camden Zoning Ordinance provides, in part: Section 1.

Sirois v. Town of Frenchville

441 A.2d 291 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 12, 1982

See Prest v. Inhabitants of the Town of Farmington, 116 Me. 8, 11 , 99 A. 653 (1917); Inhabitants of Richmond v. Johnson, 53 Me. 437, 438 (1866). … See Chapman v. Bomann, Me., 381 A.2d 1123, 1127 (1978).

Laskey v. SD Warren Company

774 A.2d 358 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 11, 2001

Warren also suggests that because the employee’s partial benefits are based on an average weekly wage that has been adjusted for inflation in a manner differing from our recent decision in Bernard v. … See Longtin v. City of Lewiston, 1998 ME 90 , ¶ 5 n. 3, 710 A.2d 901 , 903 n. 3. The entry is: The decision of the Hearing Officer of the Workers’ Compensation Board is affirmed.

Bailey v. City of South Portland

707 A.2d 391 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 13, 1998

Twigg v. Town of Kennebunk, 662 A.2d 914, 916 (Me.1995), In order to grant the variance, the Board had to find that compliance with the zoning ordinance would have created undue hardship for Muiphy. … See Leadbetter v. Ferris, 485 A.2d 225, 227 (Me.1984); Barnard v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 313 A.2d 741, 749 (Me.1974).

Goff v. Central Maine Power Co.

721 A.2d 182 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 14, 1998

In Libby v. … Cos. v. Murray, 420 A.2d 251, 252 (Me.1980) (employer not entitled to recover overpayments during unsuccessful appeal by employee); Page v. General Elec.

Heron v. Webber

103 Me. 178 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 16, 1907

If it has the narrower meaning, it is usually designated table board. … LaFontain v. Hayhurst, 89 Maine, 388; Clary v. Clary, 93 Maine, 220. Express contracts of a similar nature should be as closely scrutinized.

Jones v. Town of Warren

704 A.2d 1210 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 7, 1997

Sherwood v. Town of Kennebunkport, 589 A.2d 453, 454-55 (Me.1991). … An administrative board’s finding will not be disturbed if supported by substantial evidence. Palesky v.

Quiland, Inc. v. Wells Sanitary District

2006 Me. 113 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 12, 2006

Peregrine Developers, LLC v. Town of Orono, 2004 ME 95, ¶ 9 , 854 A.2d 216, 219 . … See Kroeger v. Dep’t of Envtl. Prot., 2005 ME 50, ¶ 8 , 870 A.2d 566, 569 ; Phaiah v. Town of Fayette, 2005 ME 20, ¶ 9 , 866 A.2d 863, 866 .

Clary v. Clary

93 Me. 220 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 16, 1899

I never at any time agreed with him that he should not pay board. Nothing was said between Mr. Clary and me in regard to his board.” The case of LaFontain v. … In that case, as in this, board was not furnished in consideration of a promise of marriage, but, rather, on account of the relations existing between the parties by reason of such a prior promise. In LaFontain v.

Ducharme v. City of Biddeford

110 Me. 6 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 11, 1912

Andrews v. Portland, 79 Maine, 484; Dolliver v. Parks, 136 Mass., 499 ; Phelon v. Granville, 140 Mass., 386 . … In Cote v. Biddeford, 96 Maine, 491, the court in re-affirming the doctrine of Andrews v.

State v. Maine State Employees Ass'n

499 A.2d 1228 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 29, 1985

In State v. MLRB, 413 A.2d 510 (Me.1980), we affirmed the Board’s order to negotiate the impact of holiday openings of liquor stores. … The court reversed the NLRB, distinguishing such cases as General Electric Co. v. NLRB, 414 F.2d 918 (4th Cir.1969) and Timken Roller Bearing Co. v.

Town of Vassalboro v. Barnett

13 A.3d 784 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 15, 2011

See Efstathiou v. … See Sahl v.

Dunham v. Rackliff

71 Me. 345 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 4, 1880

In a recent case in this State, Foster v. … It is not alleged or protended that either the plaintiff or defendant had anything to do with Brown’s stable or the light therein.

William A. Horton v. Town of Casco

82 A.3d 1217 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 19, 2013

Therefore, we review the decision of the Planning Board as the operative decision. See Mills v. … Town of Union v.

JPP, LLC v. Town of Gouldsboro

961 A.2d 1103 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 30, 2008

DISCUSSION [¶ 8] The interpretation of a local ordinance by a planning board is a question of law that we review de novo. Bodack v. Town of Ogunquit, 2006 ME 127, ¶ 6 , 909 A.2d 620, 622 . … See Jordan v.