Case law

Barter v. Mayor of Rockland

114 Me. 466 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 8, 1916

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking that certain records of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Rockland be certified to the court, adjudged illegal and quashed. … Harkness v. Co. Commissioners, 26 Maine, 353; Parsonsfield v. Lord, 23 Maine, 516; Strong v. Commissioners, 31 Maine, 578. Petition dismissed with costs.

Leake v. Town of Kittery

874 A.2d 394 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 8, 2005

Tarason v. Town of S. Berwick, 2005 ME 30, ¶6 , 868 A.2d 230, 232 . “The meaning of terms or expressions in a zoning ordinance is a question of law for the court.” Two Lights Lobster Shack v. … Herrick v. Town of Mechanic Falls, 673 A.2d 1348, 1349 (Me.1996). “A zoning board of appeals has discretion in determining whether an activity is within the scope of a permitted, nonconforming use.” Id.

Gay v. Dube

39 A.3d 52 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 8, 2012

See R.S. ch. 18, §§ 18-19, 21 (1857); 23 M.R.S. §§ 3021-23 (2011); Inhabitants of Orrington v. Cnty. Comm’rs, 51 Me. 570, 573 (1863) (Kent, J., concurring); Browne v. … Connor, 138 Me. 63, 66-67 , 21 A.2d 709 (1941); Brown v. Warchalowski, 471 A.2d 1026, 1031-32 (Me.1984); Fournier v.

Jeffry v. Allstate Insurance

161 Me. 94 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 9, 1965

(See Williams, et al. v. Brown, et al., post). *100 In Williams and Reid v. … Brown and Brown (1955), 4 D.L.R. 454, on appeal to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court from a judgment dismissing plaintiff-passengers’ action for damage, the issue was (1) whether plaintiff was a guest “without payment for such

State v. Morrill

105 Me. 207 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 27, 1909

Com. v. Brown, 167 Mass. 144 . Exceptions overruled. Mittimus to issue in execution of sentence.

Dionne v. Libby-Owens Ford Co.

565 A.2d 657 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 13, 1989

In Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. … To the extent that it is inconsistent with our holding in the present case, we overrule Mullen v. Brown Homes, Inc., 358 A.2d 557 (Me.1976). The entry is: The decision of the Appellate Division is vacated.

State v. Barrett

256 A.2d 666 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 5, 1969

From State v. Furlong, 19 Me. 225 , 228 and State v. … Willey and Smith went to get one Brown with his car and Willey and Barrett carried the set to Brown’s car which, with Willey, Smith and Barrett as passengers, transported it to the home of one Wing.

Shafmaster v. Town of Kittery

469 A.2d 848 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 9, 1984

Relying on this Board member’s testimony and rejecting Huminick’s, the Superior Court justice found that Huminick had deceived the Planning Board. … We do not discuss whether Shafmas-ter should have been required to exhaust his administrative remedies in that body as in Gagne v. Lewiston Crushed Stone Company, 367 A.2d 613 (Me.1976).

Partridge v. White

59 Me. 564 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1871

The case of Abbott v. Goodwin, 20 Maine, 408, does not apply. Whether Brown had authority originally to take the mortgage under which the plaintiff claims is immaterial.

Farley v. Town of Washburn

704 A.2d 347 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 10, 1997

Lovejoy v. Grant, 434 A.2d 45, 50 (Me.1981) (quoting Board of Regents v. Roth, 408 U.S. 564, 577 , 92 S.Ct. 2701, 2709 , 33 L.Ed.2d 548 (1972)). … Hammond v.

Ladd v. Grinnell Corp.

728 A.2d 1275 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 17, 1999

Bureau v. … Remanded to the Workers’ Compensation Board for further proceedings consistent with the opinion herein. . The Hearing Officer relied on our decision in Bureau v.

Inhabitants of Garland v. Inhabitants of Brewer

3 Me. 197 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 15, 1824

. *199 In the case of Westminster v. Barnardston 8 Mass. 104 , the notification was signed by one of the overseers with the addition that he signed by order of the board of overseers, and it was held sufficient. … This is a declaration on his part, that the notification thus signed is an official act of the board of overseers. The Court receives the notice and considers it tobe what it purports to be.

Wayne R. Jortner et al. v. Secretary of State

293 A.3d 405 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 10, 2023

Allen v. … P. 80C); Maquoit Bay, LLC v.

Ziegler v. American Maize-Products Co.

658 A.2d 219 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 11, 1995

See Emery Waterhouse Co. v. Lea, 467 A.2d 986, 996 (Me.1983). … Bolduc v. Androscoggin County Commissioners, 485 A.2d 655, 658 (Me.1984).

Lister v. Roland's Service, Inc.

690 A.2d 491 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 12, 1997

Rutter v. Allstate Auto. Ins. Co., 655 A.2d 1258, 1259-60 (Me.1995); Danforth v. L.L. Bean, Inc., 624 A.2d 1231, 1232 (Me.1993); Dobson v. Quinn Freight Lines, Inc., 415 A.2d 814, 816 (Me.1980). … Dumond v. Aroostook Van Lines, 670 A.2d 939 , 941 n. 1 (Me.1996); Marchand v. Eastern Welding Co., 641 A.2d 190, 191, n. 1 (Me.1994). .

Warren v. Lovis

53 Me. 463 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1866

Flagg v. Mann, 14 Pick., 480 ; Shaw v. Erskine, 43 Maine, 371. … Bailey, 5 Grreenl., 87; French v. Sturdivant, 8 Greenl., 246. A written agreement to reconvey not under seal, though made at the same time with the deed, does not constitute a mortgage. Kelleran v. Brown, 4 Mass., 443 .

Mills v. Travelers Insurance Co.

567 A.2d 446 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 13, 1989

Brown v. Palmer Construction Co., 295 A.2d 263, 265 (Me.1972); see also Scott’s Case, 117 Me. 436, 444 , 104 A. 794, 797 (1918). … Brown v. Travelers Insurance Co., 434 Pa. 507 , 254 A.2d 27, 30 (1969).

Franklin Property Trust v. Foresite, Inc.

438 A.2d 218 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 1, 1981

Browne v. Connor, 138 Me. 63, 67 , 21 A.2d 709, 710 (1941). … Brown, 33 Me. 309, 314-16 (1851); see Stuart v.

Fogg v. Twin Town Chevrolet, Inc.

135 Me. 260 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 2, 1937

Brown v. Snell, 46 Me., 490, 496. The bill must be brought in accordance therewith. Wing v. Ayer et al., 53 Me., 138, 142. … Referring to the 1883 revision, this Court in Brown v. Lawton, 87 Me., 83, 32 A., 733, 735 , said: “Under § 14 of c. 90, the bill must be filed before the time for redemption has elapsed.

Lorri Bosse v. Sargent Corporation

2025 ME 74 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 14, 2025

Michaud v. … To avoid constitutional concerns, we must give these terms sufficient specificity so as to avoid inconsistent application by the Board. See Uliano v. Bd. of Envtl.