Case law

Carville v. Lane

116 Me. 332 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 3, 1917

In Gleason v. … Brown v. Broach, 52 Miss. 536, 538 . Obtaining the satisfaction of one’s debt due to another, by false pretenses j no money passing has been held not indictable; Jamison v. State, 37 Ark. 445 ; 40 Am. Rep. 103 .

Tibbetts v. Central Maine Power Co.

142 Me. 190 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 28, 1946

The defendant has the burden of proving that the jury verdict is manifestly wrong, Marr v. Hicks, 136 Me., 33; Dube v. Sherman, 135 Me., 144; Cameron v. Lewiston, Brunswick & Bath Street Railway, 103 Me., 482. … Barnett v. Virginia Public Service Co., 193 S. E., 538 ; Lesan v. Maine Central Railroad Company, supra.

State v. Rice

930 A.2d 1064 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 28, 2007

. [¶ 9] Portland Police Officer Jessica Brown responded to the call shortly after 5:40 P.M. … Id. at 527-28 . [¶ 28] In State v.

Staples v. King

433 A.2d 407 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 10, 1981

Wright v. Holmes, 100 Me. 508, 513 , 62 A. 507, 509 (1905). An example of such an illusory transfer is found in Brown v. Crafts, 98 Me. 40 , 56 A. 213 (1903). … We have not had occasion to apply the holding in Brown v. Crafts to a situation in which the transfer being challenged was an inter vivos trust.

Millinocket School Committee v. Millinocket Teachers Ass'n

390 A.2d 1106 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 1, 1978

. # 5 v. M. S. A. D. # 5 Teach. Ass’n, Me., 324 A.2d 308 (1974). In Murray v. … Waterville Board of Education, Me., 390 A .2d 516, 519 (1978), we construed the term “sick leave” in 20 M.R.S. § 1951 to include “as a mandatory benefit to which teachers are entitled as a matter of right, a temporary medical

State v. Stack

441 A.2d 673 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 16, 1982

State v. Brown, Me., 321 A.2d 478, 482 (1974). However, “in determining the guilt of an accused, the jury should not consider or be influenced by the punishment that that defendant would receive if he were convicted.” … State v. Brown, supra at 485. The trial justice’s ruling did not deny the defendants their constitutional right of confrontation. V.

Butts v. Fitzgerald

151 Me. 505 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 28, 1956

In the case of Bridgham v. … Trask v. Trask, Admr., 78 Me. 103 ; Burleigh v. Prentiss, et al., 95 Me. 192 ; Brown, et al. v. Strickland, 32 Me. 174 , at page 175: “A demandant in a real action must prove his title.

Marc G. Mosher v. State Harness Racing Commission

144 A.3d 42 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 12, 2016

MOSHER v. … Hydro LLC v. Dep’t of Envtl.

Inhabitants of Cape Elizabeth v. Boyd

86 Me. 317 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 26, 1894

The plain meaning of the statute is that no action shall be commenced to collect a tax, unless its commencement is directed by some one of the boards of officers named, in writing. … So held in Morrill v. Dixfeld, 30 Maine, 157. And each suit should receive a separate consideration.

Mitchell's Case

121 Me. 455 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 22, 1922

See also Aurora Brewing Co. v. Industrial Board, 277 Ill., 207 , 115 N. E., 207 , and Scully v. Industrial Board, 284 Ill., 567 , 120 N. E., 492 , cited in Smith v. Boiler Co., 119 Maine at 565. … McCarthy V. Second Parish, 71 Maine, 318; Keyes v. Baptist Church, 99 Maine, 308. The entry must be: Appeal dismissed. Decree of sitting Justice affirmed.

Adam P. Paul v. Town of Liberty

151 A.3d 924 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 1, 2016

Montgomery v. … See Colby v. York Cty.

Ockington v. Law

66 Me. 551 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 25, 1877

Manning v. Brown, 10 Maine, 4-9. II. … Sears v. Wright, 24 Maine, 278. Wilder v. Sprague, 50 Maine, 354. Bradford v. Drew, 5 Met. 188 . Exceptions overruled. Appleton, C. J., DicKErson, Barrows, Virgin and Libbey, JJ., concurred.

Buzzell v. City of Belfast

131 Me. 185 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 27, 1932

Goodrich v. Waterville, 88 Me., 39, 41; Michaud v. St. Francis, 127 Me., 255, 257. … Blackington v. Rockland, 66 Me., 332. But this in no wise affects the case in hand.

Kennedy v. Wright

34 Me. 351 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1852

The case of Chesley v. Brown, 2 Fairf. 143, is referred to as deciding, that the amount to be recovered should have been fixed by the Court.

Alley v. Caspari

80 Me. 234 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 7, 1888

Burrell v. Benjamin, 15 Mass. 354 ; Roberts v. Knights, 7 Allen, 449 ; Peabody v. Hamilton, 106 Mass. 217 . These cases cover the ground fully. … transitory nature might be maintained against a citizen of another state, oven if the plaintiff be an alien, if the defendant be personally served with process, either by summons or arrest, although the process be served on board

State v. Morse

563 A.2d 1107 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 18, 1989

The Superior Court (Somerset County, Browne, J.) concluded that probable cause did not exist and granted the defendant’s motion to suppress. The State has appealed. … State v. Stone, 294 A.2d 683 , 691 & n. 12 (Me.1972).

Manning v. Sherman

110 Me. 332 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 31, 1913

Foren v. Rodick, 90 Maine, 276. This measure of duty the defendant fully met. … See also Clapp v. LaGrill, 103 Tenn., 164 , 52 S. W., 134 ; Mahoney v. Libbey, 123 Mass., 20 . In Handyside v. Powers, 145 Mass., 123 , the plaintiff was injured by falling down an elevator well.

Littlefield v. Smith

74 Me. 387 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 15, 1883

The submission is of a claim against Smith, the respondent, for past and future damage, the future to be an " annual sum,” and also whether he " shall be allowed flash boards upon said dam as heretofore used.” … It is undoubtedly good law, as held in Duren v.

Morrill v. Morrill

679 A.2d 519 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 17, 1996

Plimpton v. Gerrard, 668 A.2d 882, 885 (Me.1995); see also DesMarais v. Desjardins, 664 A.2d 840, 843 (Me.1995). … Brown Co. v. Gillen, *521 569 A.2d 1206 , 1209 n. 2 (Me.1990). We have stated that the appellant must provide the reviewing court with a sufficient record to permit adequate consideration of his contentions on appeal.

Lausier v. Lausier

123 Me. 530 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 24, 1924

Foye v. Patch, 132 Mass., 110 ; Russell v. Place, 94 U. S., 606 ; Cromwell v. Sac County, supra; Embden v. Lisherness, 89 Maine, 581; Smith v. Brunswick, 80 Maine, 193. … L., 379, Sec. 171; Ryder v. Ryder, 66 Vt., 158 ; Hooe v. Hooe, 122 Ky., 590 ; 5 L. R. A., N.