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  • 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 .

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  • 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.

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  • Bradley v. Warren

    104 Me. 423 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 7, 1908

    This question arose upon a closely analogous provision of the will in Taylor v. Brown, 88 Maine, 56. … Brown and Nellie Washburn, children of my wife’s sister.”

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  • Titcomb v. Saco Mobile Home Sales, Inc.

    544 A.2d 754 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 26, 1988

    See Hull v. L & A Montagnard Social Club, Inc., 498 A.2d 597, 598 (Me.1985); Dongo v. Banks, 448 A.2d 885, 889 (Me.1982). … Decesere v. Thayer, 468 A.2d 597, 598 (Me.1983) (quoting Michaud v. Steckino, 390 A.2d 524, 530 (Me.1978)) (emphasis added).

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  • Rush v. County of Aroostook

    447 A.2d 478 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 12, 1982

    See Sheltra v. Auger, Me., 376 A.2d 463 (1977). … Gordon v. Guernsey, 316 Mass. 106, 108 , 55 N.E.2d 27, 28 (1944).

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  • Mitchell v. City of Rockland

    41 Me. 363 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1856

    Thayer v. Boston, 19 Pick. 511 . … The restriction against the coming on shore of persons on board of vessels, arriving in port, is applied to vessels having on board other contagious sickness than that of the plague.

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  • Dow v. Bradley

    110 Me. 249 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 22, 1913

    Fisher v. *252 Shaw, 42 Maine, 32, 39; Chase v. McLellan, 49 Maine, 375; Stetson v. Everett, 59 Maine, 376; Brown v. Lawton, 87 Maine, 83. … Brown v. Lawton, supra. In Schroeder v. Young, 161 U. S., 334, 344 , the Supreme Court of the United States, speaking by Mr.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Marton v. Town of Ogunquit

    759 A.2d 704 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 2, 2000

    DeSomma v. Town of Casco, 2000 ME 113, ¶ 7 , 755 A.2d 485, 487 . … (quoting Gerald v.

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  • Keith v. Saco River Corridor Commission

    464 A.2d 150 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 3, 1983

    Johnny Cake, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 180 Conn. 296 , 429 A.2d 883, 885 (1980); Petruzzi v. Zoning Board of Appeals, 176 Conn. 479 , 408 A.2d 243, 246 (1979); People v. … But see Schneider v. Board of Appeals, 402 Ill. 536 , 84 N.E.2d 428 (1949); Keller v. City of Bellingham, 92 Wash.2d 726 , 600 P.2d 1276 (1979).

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  • State v. Maine State Employees Ass'n

    538 A.2d 755 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 23, 1988

    See Lynch v. Town of Kittery, 473 A.2d 1277, 1279 (Me.1984); State v. Gleason, 404 A.2d 573, 578 (Me. 1979). … See State v. Maine Labor Relations Board, 413 A.2d 510, 515 (Me.1980).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Owen v. Boyle

    22 Me. 47 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 15, 1842

    The same doctrine is fully recognized by the Court of King’s Bench, in the ease of Brown v. Shevill, 2 Adol. & Ellis, 138, and the authority of the cases before cited fully confirmed. Matthias v. … Gibson, in the case of Brown v.

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  • State v. Cress

    344 A.2d 57 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 29, 1975

    In State v. … State v. Kouconles, 1974, Me., 343 A.2d 860 . In State v.

    Cited 14 timesPublished
  • Christian Fellowship & Renewal Center v. Town of Limington

    769 A.2d 834 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 24, 2001

    See Goldstein v. … Town of Danville, 148 Vt. 624 , 538 A.2d 168, 169 (1987) (remanding because of inadequate findings of state tax board); Scott v.

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  • Livermore Falls Trust & Banking Co. v. Riley

    108 Me. 17 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 20, 1911

    Woodbury v. Gardner, 77 Maine, 68. In such a case "the defendants are estopped to set up the statute of frauds in defense.” Low v. Low, 173 Mass. 580 . In 4 Pom. Eq. … See also McGuire v. Murray, 107 Maine, ( 77 Atl. 692 ), and Bank v. Marston, 85 Maine, 488. In Harrisburg Bank v.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Darney v. Dragon Products Co., LLC

    994 A.2d 804 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 11, 2010

    Brown v. Crown Equip. … See Adams v.

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  • Lafontain v. Hayhurst

    89 Me. 388 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 18, 1896

    She cites the case of Cook v. Bates, 88 Maine, 455. In Cook v. … Thereupon the plaintiff sued for the board, and it was held that a promise to pay for the board could be inferred. The plaintiff expected compensation not in money, but in money’s worth, in the defendant’s labor.

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  • Tuscan v. Smith

    130 Me. 36 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 23, 1931

    Crampton v. Zabriskie, 101 U. S., 601 . … Blood v. Beal, 100 Me., 30; Reynolds v. Waterville, 92 Me., 292; Eaton v. Thayer, supra. If therefore the action of the selectmen of the Town of Skowhegan in giving the lease here in question to Myron E.

    Cited 26 timesPublished
  • Stage Neck Owners Ass'n v. Poboisk

    726 A.2d 1261 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 5, 1999

    Although only three of the five director positions on the Board of Directors were filled at the time of the vote, the Association’s bylaws did not prohibit the Board from taking action while there were vacancies on the Board … Cook v. Lisbon Sch. Comm., 682 A.2d 672, 676 (Me.1996). Section 1603-116 creates an automatic lien for any assessment levied against a condominium unit and establishes the process for enforcement.

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  • Haley v. Davenport

    132 Me. 148 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 16, 1933

    Paine v. Savage, 126 Me., 121, 136 A., 664 ; Brown v. Gerald, 100 Me., 351, 61 A., 785 . … Brown v. Gerald, supra. The Court there said, page 370: “Neither mere public convenience nor mere public welfare will justify the exercise of the right of eminent domain. Kinnie v. Bass, 68 Mich., 625 , 36 N. W., 672 .

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  • Frank v. Manpower Temporary Services

    687 A.2d 623 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 24, 1996

    Fowler v. First Nat’l Stores, Inc., 416 A.2d 1268 , 1260 (Me.1980) (quoting Landry v. Bates Fabrics, Inc., 889 A.2d 311, 313 (Me.1978)). … Though we agree the employee must offer evidence to establish his or her average weekly wage, White v.

    Cited 5 timesPublished

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