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  • Good v. Berrie

    123 Me. 266 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 30, 1923

    Schulte v. Halliday, 54 Mich., 73 . The last named case holds that the finding of the jury is conclusive. Note to Richie v. Walker, 63 Conn., 155 . In Richie v. … Brown v. Copley, 7 Mann. & Granger, 566; E. C. L., 566, by Caswell, J. Stickney v. Munroe, 44 Maine, 195; Goddard v. Grand Trunk Railway, 57 Maine, 202, and cases cited; Young v. Maine Central R. R. Co., 113 Maine, 118.

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  • Johnson v. Johnson Bros.

    108 Me. 272 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 14, 1911

    In Shoe Co. v. … The following are some of the many cases in which this doctrine is affirmed: Bank v. Remsen, 43 Fed. 226 ; Bank v. Atkinson, 55 Fed. 465 ; Tod v. Land Co., 57 Fed. 47 ; Sav. Bank v. Shawnee Bank, 95 U. S. 557 ; Blake v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • Kelley v. Kelley

    77 Me. 135 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 17, 1885

    Oliver v. Woodman, 66 Maine, 57, 58 ; Spofford v. True, 33 Maine, 291; Hale v. Brown, 59 N. H. 558. When wo come to consider the second suit, the plaintiff, John J. Kelley, stands in a more unfavorable light. … Keen, 115 Mass. 185 ; Brainard v. Shannon, 60 Maine, 344,) yet, from his own testimony, as was said by Danforth, J., in Baker v.

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  • Hawes v. Smith

    12 Me. 429 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 15, 1835

    Buller J. in Browning v. Wright, 2 Bos. & Pull. 26. … In Kingman v.

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  • Miller v. Marston

    35 Me. 153 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1852

    —The defendant, as keeper of a livery stable, claims a particular lien, by operation of law, upon the property replevied, for the board of the plaintiff’s mare in controversy. … Chapman v. Allen, Cro. Car. 271; the case of an Hostler, Yelv. 67, f. n. 1; Yorke v. Greenaugh, 2 Ld. Ray. 868; Bevan v. Waters, 3 Car. & Payne, 520; Jackson v. Cummins, 5 Mees. & Welsh. 342; Grinnell v.

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  • Pearson v. Rolfe

    76 Me. 380 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 4, 1884

    Wadsworth v. Smith, 11 Maine, 278 ; Brown v. Chadbourne, 31 Maine, 9; Treat v. Lord, 42 Maine, 552; Wood; Nuis. (2d ed.) § 463, and cases. … Dwinel v. Veazie, 44 Maine, 167. A log-owner is liable if he unnecessarily encumbers the pond of a mill-owner with his logs. The log-owner’s general right is that of passage, not of rest. Brown v. Black, 43 Maine, 443.

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  • Eveleth v. Gill

    97 Me. 315 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 11, 1903

    Thus it was said by this court in Treat v. … Pillsbury v. Brown, 82 Maine, 450, 9 L. R. A. 94. The variance here is wide and substantial.

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  • Smith v. Yankee Construction Corp.

    625 A.2d 904 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 28, 1993

    In Diamond Int’l Corp. v. … Id. at 1048 (quoting Brown v. Prime Constr. Co., Inc., 102 Wash.2d 235 , 684 P.2d 73, 75 (1984)).

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  • Smith v. Maine Central Railroad

    114 Me. 474 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 10, 1916

    The plaintiff drove the cattle to the station and put them in the yard owned by the defendant that was used as temporary quarters for cattle, which was 32 x 38 feet, boarded tight *476 except one place where there were bars … Moore v. Stetson, 96 Maine, 203; Austin v. Baker, 112 Maine, 268. The only claimed defect in the yard is that the bars did not restrain the cattle. There was no guaranty upon the part of the defendant that they would.

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  • Lunt v. Stimpson

    73 Me. 245 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 9, 1882

    In Brown v.

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  • Kirkpatrick v. City of Bangor

    728 A.2d 1268 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 13, 1999

    Fichter v. Board of Envtl. Protection, 604 A.2d 433, 437 (Me.1992) (quoting Secure Env’ts, Inc. v. Town of Norridgewock, 544 A.2d 319, 324-25 (Me.1988)). … Balian v. Board of Licensure in Medicine, 1999 ME 8, ¶ 10 , 722 A.2d 364, 367 (quoting Mathews v.

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  • Inhabitants of St. George v. Inhabitants of Deer Isle

    3 Me. 390 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1825

    To this point see Freetown v. Taunton 16 Mass. 52, and Plymouth v. Freetown 1 Pick. 197 . … Freto v. Brown 4 Mass. 675 . Commonwealth v. Hamilton 6 Mass. 273.

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  • Brightman v. Inhabitants of Bristol

    65 Me. 426 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 31, 1876

    J., in Brown v. Perkins, 12 Gray, 89 , and in Rhode Island by that of Ames, C. J., in State v. Paul, 5 R. I., 185. … Brown v. Perkins, 12 Gray, 89 . Woodman v. Hubbard, 25 N. H., 67.”

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  • 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.

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  • Bickford v. Aetna Insurance

    101 Me. 124 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 5, 1906

    Herrman v. Merchants Ins. Co., 81 N. Y. 184 ; Allen et al. v. St. Louis Ins. Co., 85 N. Y. 473 ; Rann et al. exrs. v. The Home Ins. Co., 59 N. Y. 387 ; Hoffman v. Aetna Fire Ins. Co., 32 N. Y. 405 ; 1 May on Ins., (3rd. … Day v. Mut. Ben. L. Ins. Co., 1 MacArthur (D. C.) 41; Hartford F. Ins. Co. v. Walsh, 54 Ill. 164 ; Withered v. Maine Ins. Co., 49 Maine, 200; Aurora F. & M. Ins. Co. v. Kranich, 36 Mich. 288 .

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Howard v. Card

    6 Me. 353 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1830

    In Badlam v. … In the case of Swett & al. v.

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  • State v. Hachey

    278 A.2d 397 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 8, 1971

    This issue clearly falls within the scope of Harris v. United States (1968) 390 U.S. 234 , 88 S.Ct. 992 , 19 L.Ed.2d 1067 . See also State v. Chapman (Me.1969) 250 A.2d 203 ; Commonwealth v. … Brown’s absence, treated Mr. Buzzell. from July 29 until his death on August 2. Dr. Holzwarth testified: “I think he died of infection.”

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  • City of Calais v. Whidden

    64 Me. 249 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1874

    The defendant, who was then the city solicitor of the plaintiff’s and their representative in the legisla *253 ture, appeared before the auditing board to procure the allowance of the plaintiff’s claims. … Stetson v. Howe, 31 Maine, 353; Hall v. Marston, 17 Mass., 575 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • 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.

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  • Dascomb v. Marston

    80 Me. 223 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 2, 1888

    Rogers v. Goore, 17 Ves. 130; Brown v. Ricketts, 2 Johns, ch. 425. So for questioning the sufficiency of a plea. Greene v. Harris, 9 R. I. 401. I. … Andrews v. Boyd, 5 Maine, 199 ; Butterfield v. Haskins, 33 Maine, 392 ; Earl v. Rowe, 35 Maine, 414; Stone v. Worth, 41 Maine, 265 ; Sampson v. Randall, 72 Maine, 109.

    Cited 2 timesPublished

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