Case law

State v. Colby

756 A.2d 946 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 26, 2000

Board; transportation. Every prisoner gainfully employed is liable for the cost of board in the jail, as fixed by the county commissioners. … The sheriff shall charge the prisoner’s account, if there is one, for board. * * * * 5. Disbursements.

State v. Budge

127 Me. 234 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 30, 1928

Walton, 53 Ore., 557 ; Brown v. Com., 73 Pa., 321 ; Robertson v. State, 63 Tex. Crim. Rep., 216; State v. King, 24 Utah, 482 ; Jackson v. … Simmons, 78 Kan., 852 ; State v. *239 Hefferman, 24 S. D., 1; Wilson v. State, 175 Ind., 458, 465, 466 ; State v. Brown, 152 Ia., 427, 432, 436 ; State v. Gentry, 86 Kan., 534 ; People v. Bruno, 220 N.

Claire Trott v. H.D. Goodall Hospital

66 A.3d 7 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 21, 2013

P. 32; see also Henry v. … Scott v.

Costales v. S.D. Warren Co.

832 A.2d 790 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 15, 2003

Relying on Pendexter v. … Bowie v. Delta Airlines, Inc., 661 A.2d 1128, 1132 (Me.1995) (quoting Peck v. Gen. Motors Corp., 164 Mich.App. 580 , 417 N.W.2d 547, 552-53 (1987), rev’d., in part, on other grounds, Pankow v. Gen.

Wiswell v. Starr

50 Me. 381 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1862

Brown, that the bill be dismissed as to him. But the truth of the facts upon which the motion is predicated, is not sustained by any testimony whatsoever. … Upon this point we are referred to Spurr v. Scovill & al., 3 Cush., 578, as conclusive.

Katherine Stovall v. New England Telephone Company

2025 ME 47 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 3, 2025

See Boober v. Great N. Paper Co., 398 A.2d 371, 375 n.10 (Me. 1979); Bradbury v. … See Downing v.

Kimball v. Crocker

53 Me. 263 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1865

This principle is affirmed in Blanchard v. Blanchard, 1 Allen, 223 ; Brown v. Brown, 44 N H., 281. … Campbell v.

Duncan v. Reed

39 Me. 415 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1855

Hamden v. Gordon & al., 2 Mason, 541 . … Gordon v. *418 Mass. F. & M. Ins. Co., 2 Pick. 249 ; Hall v. Frank. Ins. Co., 3 Pick. 466 ; The Sarah Ann, 3 Sum. 206 .

Harrington v. Inhabitants of the Town of Garland

381 A.2d 639 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 12, 1978

MacArthur v. Dead River Company, Me., 312 A.2d 745, 746 (1973). … Reville v. Reville, Me., 289 A.2d 695, 697 (1972). Accord, Walsh v. City of Brewer, Me., 315 A.2d 200, 209 (1974); Younie v. State, Me., 281 A.2d 446, 448 (1971); Frost v. Lucey, Me., 231 A.2d 441, 445-46 (1967).

Foss v. Maine Potato Grower's Exchange

126 Me. 603 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 28, 1927

Sawyer v. White, 125 Maine, 206. R. S. Chap. 82, Sec. 32, provides that all evidence before the court below, or an abstract thereof, approved by the justice hearing the case, shall on appeal be reported. … Brown, for Freeman C. Hatch, Claimant. Archibalds, for defendant.

Inhabitants of Otisfield v. Scribner

129 Me. 311 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 14, 1930

Meigs v. Roberts, 162 N. Y., 371 . A board of assessors acting de facto can not levy a legal assessment. Springfield v. Butterfield, supra. … Tunbridge v. Smith, 48 Vt., 648 . “Legislatures can not give force to illegal sales already made.” Forster v. Forster, 129 Mass., 559 .

State v. Butler

674 A.2d 925 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 26, 1996

Butler also contends that the court (Browne, AR.J.) erred in denying his motion to suppress. We affirm the judgments. On Monday, the fourth day of trial, Butler failed to appear in court and has not been seen since. … See State v. Howard, 588 A.2d 1203, 1204 (Me.1991). The rationale is that a defendant should not be allowed to obstruct the trial’s progress by absconding when the trial appears to be going badly. State v.

Blinn v. Dresden Mutual Fire Insurance

85 Me. 389 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 21, 1893

Holmes v. Charlestown Mut. F. Ins. Co. 10 Met. 211 . In Ashland Mut. F. Ins. Co. v. … Brown v. Quincy Mut. F. Ins. Co. 105 Mass. 396 . To the same effect may be cited, Huckins v. People’s Mut. F. Ins. Co. 31 N. H. 238; Post v. Hampshire Mut. F. Ins. Co. 12 Met. 555 . Exceptions overruled. Peters, C.

Blackington v. City of Rockland

66 Me. 332 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 5, 1877

subsequently reported thereon, and that the report was also acted upon in concurrence by the two boards. … In Slatterie v.

Robbins v. City of Auburn

550 A.2d 362 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 8, 1988

Jeffrey and Miriam Robbins appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court (Androscoggin County; Brodrick, J.) under M.R.Civ.P. 80B affirming the decision of the Auburn Board of Assessment Review. … Delta Chemicals v. Town of Searsport, 438 A.2d 483, 484 (Me.1981).

Xaphes v. Mowry

478 A.2d 299 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 11, 1984

Beesley v. Landmark Realty, Inc., 464 A.2d 936, 937 (Me.1983); Ingalls v. Brown, 460 A.2d 1379, 1381 (Me.1983). See M.R.Civ.P. 4A(c). … The Dartmouth Co. v. Day's, Inc., 419 A.2d 366, 367 (Me.1980).

McInnis v. Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission

513 A.2d 857 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 11, 1986

Nothing in the cases cited to us by Mclnnis, namely, Nisson v. Maine Employment Security Commission, 455 A.2d 945 (Me.1983), and Skeink v. … When, as here, the Superior Court acts as an appellate court reviewing an action of an administrative board, the Law Court directly examines the record developed before the board. Shackford & Gooch, Inc. v.

State v. Irish

551 A.2d 860 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 23, 1988

State v. Gleason, 404 A.2d 573, 578 (Me.1979). … In Bennett v. State, 289 A.2d 28 (Me.1972), the petitioner, while incarcerated, brought an action for post-conviction relief contending that his parole had been illegally and unconstitutionally revoked.

In re Crowell's Estate

124 Me. 71 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 1, 1924

Crofton v. Ilsley, 4 Maine, 134; Holton v. Bangor, 23 Maine, 264; Hughes v. Decker, 38 Maine, 153; Gilman v. Gilman, 52 Maine, 165; Smith v. Howard, 86 Maine, 203; Messer v. … W., 958 ; Brown v. Legion of Honor, (Iowa), 78 N. W., 73 ; Alston v. Alston, (Iowa), 86 N. W., 55 ; Townsend v. Meneley, (Ind. App.), 74 N. E., 274 , 76 N. E., 321 ; In re Garr’s Estate, (Utah), 86 Pac., 757 .

Sawtelle v. Chase Transfer Corp.

159 Me. 258 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 29, 1963

Boards were then placed in position and the plaintiff, seated upon his roller, satisfied himself “that it was safe to go onto that trailer.” … Jordan v. Portland Coach Company, 150 Me. 149, 158 . Appeal denied.