Case law

State v. Mitchell

511 A.2d 1068 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 10, 1986

First, today’s decision in State v. Reny, 511 A.2d 1066 (Me.1986), establishes that previously final civil OUI adjudications were not rendered void by the impact of Freeman . … See State v. Ifill, 493 A.2d 1061 (Me.1985); State v. Hews, 489 A.2d 1113 (Me.1985); State v. Brown, 488 A.2d 939 (Me.1985); State v. Fisk, 488 A.2d 156 (Me.1985).

McKeen v. Frost

46 Me. 239 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1858

Brown & al. v. Wood & ux., 11 Mass. 68 . The same doctrine is maintained in chancery, notwithstanding some remarks to the contrary have sometimes fallen from distinguished Chancellors, as in the case of Powell v. … In the case of Brown & al. v. Wood & ux., before cited, Jackson, J., says, “ we must suppose that there was a legal excuse for the absence of the third subscribing witness to the will.

Coombs v. Harford

99 Me. 426 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 27, 1904

Amherst Bank v. Root, 2 Met. 522 ; Middlesex Co. v. Lawrence, 1 Allen 339 ; Railroad Co. v. Elwell, 8 Allen 371 . The obligors remain bound because as was intimated by Chief Justice Shaw in *430 Chelmsford Co. v. … The case of Norris v.

Moreau v. S.D. Warren Co.

748 A.2d 1001 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 12, 2000

The entry is: The decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board is vacated. Remanded to the Workers’ Compensation Board for further proceedings consistent with the opinion herein. … The Board concluded, and S.D.

Warren v. Inhabitants of Stetson

30 Me. 231 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1849

Trustees of ministerial and school fund in Levant v. Parks, 1 Fairf. 441; 3 Fairf. 381. … But it is the treasurer of the board, chosen by the trustees, not the treasurer of the town, who is empowered to execute the deed.

4-One Box Machine Makers v. Wirebounds Patents Co.

131 Me. 70 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 23, 1932

At 9:30 on the morning of March 9, the full board of directors met. No minutes of the meeting were made. In such a case, action taken may be established by parol. Peirce v. … Tower v. Haslam, 84 Me., 86, 90.

Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Walton

135 Me. 57 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 9, 1937

Their interest is clear and immediate, within the rule approved in Truax v. Raich, Truax v. Corrigan, and Terrace v. … Cook Brewing Co. v.

Fossett v. Durant

150 Me. 413 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 28, 1955

Lange v. Goulet, 144 Me. 16 , at page 17. In the trial of this case two theories were presented. The findings of the jury are reflected in its verdict. Therefore this court cannot act. Brown v. … Brown v. McCaffrey, et al., 143 Me. 221 , 59 A. (2) 702; Jenness v. Park, 145 Me. 402 , 76 A. (2) 321.

Libby v. Cushman

29 Me. 429 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 15, 1849

Buck & al. v. Ingersoll, 11 Metc. 226 ; and the attachment of mortgaged" personal property on a writ, brought to recover the sum due upon the claim secured, extinguishes the lien. Sweet v. … Brown, 5 Pick. 178 , Consequently such property, so attached, is the property of the debtor, subject only to the attachment, *433 and the creditor has no title thereto, as an owner.

Pitman v. Thornton

66 Me. 469 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 27, 1876

Stevens v. Merrill, 110 Mass. 57, 59 . In that case the court say that “when a mortgageor obtains a decree of redemption his right is thereby defined, and no other or different right remains to him. … Borromscale v. Tuttle, 5 Allen, 377 . Gerrish v. Black, 109 Mass. 474 . Brown v. Simons, 45 N. H. 211. 2 Hill Mort. 105.

Marsh v. Hayford

80 Me. 97 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 27, 1888

See Bray v. Marsh, 75 Maine, 452. An action at law upon the note could only be maintained in the name of the payee or his personal representative. Brown v. Nourse, 55 Maine, 230. … Woodward v. Ware, 37 Maine, 563 ; Godfrey v. Rice, 59 Maine, 308.

Monk v. Packard

71 Me. 309 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 4, 1880

New Orleans v. Wardens, etc., 11 La. An. 244. … First Baptist Church v. R. R. Co. 5 Barb. 79 , and cases there cited.

Nugent v. Town of Camden

710 A.2d 245 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 30, 1998

. [¶ 12] Here, Article V, § III first states that Daysailer License Agreements “shall contain such provisions as the Board of Selectmen deem appropriate and consistent with the best interests of the Town of Camden.” … Daley v.

State v. Weinschenk

868 A.2d 200 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 15, 2005

The consent agreement arose out of a dispute between the Maine Oil and Solid Fuel Board and RWB. … RWB then entered into a consent agreement with the Oil and Solid Fuel Board to repair the chimneys and in exchange the Board agreed not to take any further action against RWB for the chimney violations.

Kidder v. Sadler

117 Me. 194 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 15, 1918

From the photographs introduced in the case it appears that the sides and ends of the building were boarded down to the ground or, as the plaintiff’s father stated, “it was boarded from the ground to the eaves.” … Russell v. M. C. R. R., 100 Maine, 406; McClain v. Caribou National Bank, 100 Maine, 437; Moffatt v. Kenny, 174 Mass., 311 .

State v. Ferris

284 A.2d 288 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 8, 1971

Commonwealth v. Certain Gambling Implements, 317 Mass. 160 , 57 N.E.2d 542 (1944); Cooper v. Miami, 160 Fla. 656 , 36 So.2d 195 (1948); James v. … Koller v. Duggan, 346 Mass. 270 , 191 N.E.2d 475 (1963); Hackett v. Gale, 104 N.H. 90 , 179 A.2d 451 (1962); Butler Fair and Agricultural Assn. v. Butler School District, 389 Pa. 169 , 132 A.2d 214 (1957).

Pettengill v. Merrill

47 Me. 109 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1860

Brown, 34 Maine, 107. When an article is manufactured to order, delivery only can pass a title. Hilliard on Sales, 28; 2 Kent’s Com., 504. The contract here was merely executory. … Bennett v. Platt, 9 Pick., 558 ; Brewer & al. v. Smith, 3 Maine, 44. The non-suit was properly ordered. Exceptions overruled,. Tenney, 0. J., and Appleton, Cutting, May, and Kent, JJ., concurred.

Thurber v. Bill Martin Chevrolet, Inc.

487 A.2d 631 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 7, 1985

E.g., Rogers v. Brown, 135 Me. 117 , 190 A. 632 (1937). Our purpose, in the final analysis, is to determine the meaning that the Legislature intended its words to have. Alpha Rho Zeta v. … Rogers v. Brown, 135 Me. at 119 , 190 A. at 633 .

Damers v. Trident Fisheries Co.

119 Me. 343 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 25, 1920

In Clark v. … In Russell v.

Burton v. Thompson

147 Me. 299 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 15, 1952

See also Mather v. Cunningham, 107 Me. 242, 78 A. 102 ; Libby v. Water Co., 125 Me. 144 , 131 A. 862 ; Cheney v. Richards, 130 Me. 288 , 155 A. 642 ; Rogers v. … Brown, 134 Me. 88 , 181 A. 667 ; and Associated Fish Products Co. v. Hussey, 145 Me. 388 , 71 A. (2nd) 519.