Case law

Tufts v. Grewer

83 Me. 407 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 11, 1891

Thompson v. Alger, 12 Met. 428 . … Brown, 34 Maine, 107, it was held that such an action would not lie although the articles claimed to be sold were manufactured after a peculiar pattern for the special use of the vendee, who refused to accept them when tendered

Quimby v. Boston & Maine Railroad

69 Me. 340 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 18, 1879

Knight v. P. S. & P. R. R. Co., 56 Maine, 234. … Tobin v. P. S. & P. R. R. Co., 59 Maine, 183.

Collins Granite Co. v. Devereux

72 Me. 422 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 20, 1881

confer a substantial benefit and security upon the laborer, by giving him a lien upon the stone for his wages, for at least thirty days after it is cut and dressed, and as much longer as it remains unsold, and not shipped on board … People v. Sweetsir, 1 Dak. Ter. 308 ; Winterfield v. Strauss, 24 Wisc. 394; Commonwealth v. Griffin, 105 Mass. 185 ; Barker v. Esty, 19 Vermont, 131. Judgment for defendant; and for a return with damages. Appleton, C.

Buckminster v. Acadia Village Resort, Inc.

565 A.2d 313 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 23, 1989

In Harris v. … See also Pine Gravel, Inc. v.

Walsh v. Town of Millinocket

28 A.3d 610 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 8, 2011

Bd. of Educ. v. … Scarbrough v. Morgan Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 470 F.3d 250 , 262 (6th Cir.2006). The Sixth Circuit held that "where improperly motivated members supply the deciding margin, the board itself is liable." Id.

Eaton v. Town of Wells

760 A.2d 232 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 20, 2000

Warren Co. v. … Irene Brown, age 76, born and raised on the Mile Road accessing Wells Beach, testified to her memories of the beach.

State v. Rausch

365 A.2d 1029 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 15, 1976

Booth Bros. & Hurricane Island Granite Co. v. Smith, 115 Me. 89, 93 , 97 A. 826, 828 (1916). See also State v. Davis, 155 Me. 430, 431 , 156 A.2d 392, 393 (1959). … See, e. g., State v. Brown, 321 A.2d 478 (Me.1974); State v. Gervais, 317 A.2d 796 (Me.1974); State v. Miller, 252 A.2d 321 (Me.1969); State v. Biddison, 159 Me. 475 , 195 A.2d 532 (1963).

Lynn v. Hooper

47 L.R.A. 752 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 31, 1899

Crocker v. McGregor, 76 Maine, 282 ; House v. Metcalf, supra; Brown v. Eastern and Midlands Ry. Co., 22 Q. B. Div. 391. … Vernon, 35 Maine, 100; evergreen tree standing in cart, Davis v. Bangor, 42 Maine, 522; a rock, Card v. Ellsworth, 65 Maine, 547; a cow, Perkins v. Fayette, 68 Maine, 152; a hole, Spaulding v.

State v. Lawrence

541 A.2d 1291 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 19, 1988

She then posited that such traits are “across-the-board behaviors for [sexual abuse] victims.” … This issue is governed by our recent decision in State v. Black, 537 A.2d 1154, 1157 (Me.1988).

Perkins v. Rowe

122 Me. 199 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jan 27, 1923

Ouelette v. Pluff, 93 Maine, 177. Spofford v. True, 33 Maine, 283. Indeed counsel for the defense do not by their brief so contend. … The owners claim that the manufacture of the logs into boards or other lumber, though within sixty days destroyed the statutory lien. This position is not sound.

Community Telecommunications Corp. v. Loughran

651 A.2d 373 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 21, 1994

See Fraser v. Barton, 628 A.2d 146, 148 (Me.1993). II. CTC contends that commissions are not wages within the meaning of section 626. We disagree. … See, e.g., Hofer v. Polly Little Realtors, Inc., 543 P.2d 114, 116 (Co.App.1975); Licocci v. Cardinal Assocs., 492 N.E.2d 48, 56 (Ind.App.1986); Brown v.

Morse v. Fleet Financial Group

782 A.2d 769 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 18, 2001

See Dumond v. Aroostook Van Lines, 670 A.2d 939, 941 (Me.1996); Warren v. … Remanded to the Workers’ Compensation Board for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.. 1 .

Look v. Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission

502 A.2d 1033 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 16, 1985

In Moore v. … See Grimble v. Brown, 247 La. 376 , 171 So.2d 653 , cert. denied, 382 U.S. 861 , 86 S.Ct. 123 , 15 L.Ed.2d 99 (1965). The entry is: Judgment affirmed. All concurring. 1 .

Bolton v. Caine

584 A.2d 615 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 18, 1990

Caine, M.D. and Frank Cruickshank, M.D. in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Browne, J.). 1 Plaintiff contends that her complaint contains an actionable claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress even if summary … Purty v. Kennebec Valley Medical Center, 551 A.2d 858, 859 (Me.1988); see also Gammon v. Osteopathic Hosp. of Maine, 534 A.2d 1282, 1283 (Me.1987); Rowe v. Bennett, 514 A.2d 802, 807 (Me.1986).

Machias Lumber Co. v. Inhabitants of Machias

122 Me. 304 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 7, 1923

Watson, 98 Maine, 379; McCann v. Minot, 107 Maine, 393, and Morton v. Wilson, 115 Maine, 70. … The petitioner like the owner of the starch in New Limerick v. Watson, the owner of the lumber in McCann v. Minot, and the owner of the potatoes in Morton v.

Inhabitants of Biddeford v. Inhabitants of Saco

7 Me. 270 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 15, 1831

Between the years 1800 and 1805, he went to sea as a common sailor, and has never since been heard of; though there was a rumor that he was impressed on board a British armed vessel; but whether there was any foundation for … Hallowell v. Gardiner, 1 Greenl. 93, The plaintiffs are entitled to judgment.

Whittemore v. Wentworth

76 Me. 20 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 19, 1884

Wood v. Corcoran, 1 Allen, 405 and cases there cited; Lord v. Davison, 3 Allen, 131 , 133; Jones v. Walker, 13 B. Monroe, 357. The radical difference between this case and Richardson v. … Stewart v. Hanson, 35 Maine, 507, 510.

LeClair v. Wells

395 A.2d 452 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 22, 1978

While it is true that a valid release will extinguish a cause of action, Wiggin v. Sanborn, 161 Me. 175 , 210 A.2d 38 (1965); Borden v. Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes R.R. … Board of Environmental Protection, Me., 333 A.2d 703 (1975). The entry is: Appeal sustained. Judgment reversed. NICHOLS, J., did not sit. 1 .

Moulton v. Inhabitants of Raymond

60 Me. 121 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1872

The town then voted ‘ to pay a bounty of $800 to every man that is drafted, and may be accepted by the board to examine drafted men, and that the selectmen and treasurer be authorized to raise the same on the credit of the … This question was very fully and carefully considered in Thompson v. Pittston, 59 Maine, 545, and of the soundness of the conclusions to which this court then arrived, we have no doubt. Plaintiff nonsuit.

Mason v. Carrothers

105 Me. 392 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 28, 1909

This left the entire board of directors, employees of Barcus and Hallam. … St. 43; Burbank v. Dennis, 101 Cal. 90 ; South Joplin Land Co. v. Case, 104 Mo. 572 ; Hayward v. Leeson, 176 Mass. 310 ; Old Dominion Copper Co. v. Bigelow, 188 Mass. 315 , and see Lomita Land & Water Company v.