Case law

Inhabitants of Norridgewock v. Inhabitants of Solon

49 Me. 385 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1862

Upon this point, the language of Weston, J., in the case of Alna v. Plummer, 4 Maine, 249, is pertinent. … A similar opinion was expressed in the case of Paris v. Hiram, 12 Mass., 262 , by Parker, C. J. That case was, in most of its features, like the present.

State v. Kelly

606 A.2d 786 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 22, 1992

United States v. Burrill, 107 Me. 382, 387 , 78 A. 568, 570 (1910); Pratt v. Churchill, 42 Me. 471, 477 (1856). … State v. Chattley, 390 A.2d 472, 477 (Me.1978); see Brown v.

Melcher v. Ocean Issurance Co.

59 Me. 217 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1871

The property insured is described in the policy as follows: “ Sixty-five hundred and fifty dollars on charter, twenty-six hundred and fifty dollars on primage, and also fifteen hundred dollars on property on board ship ‘ … Storer v. Ins. Co., 45 Maine, 175; 1 Greenl. Ev. §§ 287, 288, and authorities there cited. Plaintiff's evidence admissible. Action to stand for trial. AppletoN, O. J.; Bappows, DaNfokth, and Tapley, JJ., concurred.

Emery v. Hersey

4 Me. 407 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 15, 1827

The case of Kemp v. Conghtry, cited from 11 Johns. 107 , is an authority directly in point. … Reynolds v. Toppan 15 Mass. 310. Taggard v. Loring 16 Mass. 336, cited in the argument.

Centamore v. Department of Human Services

664 A.2d 369 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 13, 1995

International Paper Co. v. Board of Envtl. Protection, 629 A.2d 597, 599 (Me.1993); 5 M.R.S.A. § 11007(4)(C) (1989). … Abbott v. Commissioner of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 623 A.2d 1273, 1275 (Me.1993). The agency’s factual determinations must be upheld unless shown to be clearly erroneous. Imagineering, Inc. v.

McArthur v. Starrett

43 Me. 345 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1857

Howard v. Hill., 31 Maine R., 420; Jewell v. Brown, 33 Maine R., 250; Gay v. Richardson, 18 Pick., 417 ; Riley v. Waugh, 8 Cush., 220 ; Campbell v. Patterson, 7 Verm., 86 ; Whitwell v. Atkinson, 6 Mass., 272 . … Jacobs v. Potter and al., 8 Cush., 236 ; Day v. Berkshire Woolen Co., 1 Gray, 420 .

Adamatic v. Progressive Baking Co., Inc.

667 A.2d 871 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 7, 1995

Co. v. Poulin, 570 A.2d 1200, 1202 (Me.1990). … Brown Co. v. Gillen, 569 A.2d 1206, 1213 (Me.1990). The record contains no evidence showing that the additional document was a part of the contract. The court therefore did not err in keeping it from the jury. IV.

Glynn v. City of South Portland

640 A.2d 1065 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 22, 1994

Ford New Holland, Inc. v. Thompson Machine, Inc., 617 A.2d 540, 541 (Me. 1992). … See District Attorney v.

Pace v. Carter

390 A.2d 505 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 11, 1978

See Jewett v. … See MacKenna v. Inhabitants of Searsmont, Me., 349 A.2d 760 (1976); Pillsbury v. Brown, 82 Me. 450, 454 , 19 A. 858 (1890).

Maine Farmers Exchange v. McGillicuddy

697 A.2d 1266 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 18, 1997

Sargent, Inc. v. … Greenstreet v. Brown, 623 A.2d 1270, 1272 (Me.1993) (citation omitted). II. [¶ 10] The McGillicuddys next contend that the court erred by finding the McGillicuddys jointly and severally liable.

Andrews v. Marshall

48 Me. 26 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1860

Bethel v. Stanhope, Cro. Eliz., 810. This doctrine was denied in the case of Osborne v. … Wadsworth v. Havens, 3 Wend., 411 ; Burrel’s case, 6 Coke, 72; Boyd v. Brown, 17 Pick., 453 ; Van Deusen v. Frink, 15 Pick., 449 ; Clapp v. Leatherbee, 18 Pick., 131 .

State v. Wright

662 A.2d 198 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 3, 1995

State v. Mazerolle, 614 A.2d 68, 73-74 (Me.1992); State v. Hanscome, 459 A.2d 569, 572 (Me.1983). … M.R.Evid. 609(a); State v. Brown, 479 A.2d 1317, 1319 (Me.1984). The similarity of the prior conviction of the crime charged substantially increases the potential for misuse of the evidence by the jury.

Kirk v. Yarmouth Lime Co.

137 Me. 73 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 10, 1940

In McCarthy v. … In Murray’s Case, supra, this court quoted this language from Brown v. Smith (Ga.), 22 Am. St.

Estate of Keatinge v. Biddle

789 A.2d 1271 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 8, 2002

Specifically, in Board of Overseers of the Bar v. … Board of Overseers of the Bar v. Mangan, 2001 ME 7, ¶ 9 , 763 A.2d 1189, 1192-93 (quoting State v. Gordon, 141 N.H. 703 , 692 A.2d 505, 506 (1997)).

Patrick Gordon v. Maine Commission on Public Defense Services

2024 ME 59 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 8, 2024

PATRICK GORDON v. … Friends of Lincoln Lakes v. Bd. of Envtl.

Unity Telephone Co. v. Design Service Co. of New York

158 Me. 125 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 5, 1962

Jur., Usages & Custom, § 30; Gooding v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, 110 Me. 69 , 85 A. 391 ; Everett v. Rand, 152 Me. 405 , 131 A. (2nd) 205. … Gates v. Fauvre, Indiana, 119 N. E. 155, 162 .

State v. John W.

418 A.2d 1097 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 25, 1980

Several other cases have been remanded for reconsideration in light of Gooding and Cohen, e. g., Rosenfeld v. New Jersey, 408 U.S. 901 , 92 S.Ct. 2479 , 33 L.Ed.2d 331 , and Brown v. … See also Papish v. Board of Curators, 410 U.S. 667 , 93 S.Ct. 1197 , 35 L.Ed.2d 618 (1973); Annot., 39 L.Ed.2d 925 (1976).

State v. Edwards

681 A.2d 24 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 8, 1996

Walters v. Petrolane-Northeast Gas Service, Inc., 425 A.2d 968, 974 (Me.1981); State v. Thibeault, 390 A.2d 1095, 1102-03 (Me.1978). … In State v.

Gledhill v. McCoombs

110 Me. 341 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 31, 1913

Grow v. Grow, 24 Pick., 261 ; Borneman v. Sidlinger, 15 Maine, 429; Wing v. Merchant, 57 Maine 383 ; of a savings bank book unaccompanied by an assignment, Pierce v. Savings Bank, 129 Mass., 425 ; Hill v. … This rule of law is recognized by this court in Brown v.

Godwin v. Gregg

28 Me. 188 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · May 15, 1848

Bartlett v. Harlow, 12 Mass. R. 348 ; Baldwin v. Whiting & al. 13 ib. 57; Varnum v. Abbott & al. 12 ib. 474 ; Brown v. Bailey, 1 Metc. 255 ; Staniford v. Fullerton, 18 Maine R. 229; Gregory v. Tozier, 24 ib. 308. … The case of Varnum v. Abbott & al. was of this description.