Case law

Swan v. Andrew Crowe & Sons, Inc.

434 A.2d 1008 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Sep 16, 1981

In Kidder v. … See, e. g., Robbins v. Bates Fabrics, Inc., Me., 412 A.2d 374, 376-77 (1980) (apportionment according to contribution to the disabling condition); Pottle v. Brown, Me., 408 A.2d 1011, 1013 (1979) (same); Widdecombe v.

Inhabitants of South Thomaston v. Inhabitants of Friendship

95 Me. 201 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 1, 1901

Fogg v. Greene, 16 Maine, 282; Bangor Boom Corp. v. Whitney, 29 Maine, 123; Towle v. Blake, 38 Maine, 528; Goodwin v. Clark, 65 Maine, 280; Soule v. Bruce, 67 Maine, 584. … Bowdoinham v. Phippsburg, 63 Maine, 501; Ripley v. Hebron, supra; No. Yarmouth v. W. Gardiner, supra; Etna v. Brewer, 78 Maine, 377. *209 In Ripley v.

State v. McMahon

557 A.2d 1324 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 24, 1989

State v. Reeves, 499 A.2d 130, 133 (Me.1985). In State v. Cloukey, 486 A.2d 143 (Me.1985), and State v. Leighton, 551 A.2d 116 (Me.1988), we followed Delaware v. … State v. Brown, 488 A.2d 939, 941 (Me.1985). The weight to be given the test result in view of all of the evidence lies within the province of the jury. See State v. Tribou, 488 A.2d 472, 476 (Me.1985).

Dobson v. Quinn Freight Lines, Inc.

415 A.2d 814 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 11, 1980

Willey v. Brown, Me., 390 A.2d 1039 (1978). … See Sutherland v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Me., 402 A.2d 50, 52 (1979). It is necessary to distinguish Hubert v.

Masse v. Wing

129 Me. 33 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 7, 1930

To prove that plaintiff was standing on the left running-board of the automobile, removing freezing mist from the windshield, w'hen the truck struck him, and carried him for a distance of seventy-five feet, plaintiff gave … Ferron v. King, 210 Mass., 75 . Discretion does not appear to have been exercised wrongly. An excepting party, to have his exceptions sustained, must show himself aggrieved. Davis v. Alexander, 99 Me., 10.

Jordan v. Stevens

51 Me. 78 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jul 1, 1863

Wyman v. Brown, 50 Maine, 139. But some' of the defendants thought the lease to the plaintiff was invalid, and so informed her. … Sparks v. White, 7 Humph., (Tenn.,) 86; Fitzgerald v. Peck, 4 Littell, (Ky.,) 127. Thus, in Pickering v.

Chadwick v. Stilphen

105 Me. 242 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 5, 1909

Taber v. Douglass, 101 Maine, 363; Snow v. Russell, 93 Maine, 362; Smith v. Howard, 86 Maine, 203. … Brown v. Smith, 101 Maine, 545.

Union Mutual Fire Insurance v. Commercial Union Insurance

521 A.2d 308 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 25, 1987

Id., quoting Brown v. City of Laconia, 118 N.H. 376 , 386 A.2d 1276, 1277 (1978). The Commercial Union policy in the present case employs the word “use” in an ambiguous manner. … Allstate Insurance Co. v. Lyons, 400 A.2d 349, 352 (Me.1979), quoting Indemnity Insurance Co. v.

Ly v. Lafortune

832 A.2d 757 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 14, 2003

The process for challenging the City’s alleged failure to act on an applica *759 tion for a tax abatement would be a timely appeal to the City’s Board of Assessment Review followed by an appeal to the Superior Court in accordance … Bank v.

Saga Communications of New England, Inc. v. Voornas

756 A.2d 954 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 10, 2000

See Iowa Grain Co. v. Brown, 171 F.3d 504, 509 (7th Cir.1999); Orthopedic Physical Therapy Ctr., P.A. v. Sports Therapy Ctr., Ltd., 621 A.2d 402 (Me.1993). … Although delay alone, or expenses that would have also been incurred in arbitration, are not enough to support a finding of prejudice, see Sweater Bee by Banff, Ltd., 754 F.2d at 463 ; Hibbard Brown & Co. v.

Muirgen Properties, Inc. v. Town of Boothbay

663 A.2d 55 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 9, 1995

Shawmut Inn v. Town of Kennebunkport, 428 A.2d 384, 389 (Me.1981). … City of Waterville v. Waterville Homes, Inc., 655 A.2d 365, 367 (Me.1995) (quoting Delta Chems. v. Town of Searsport, 438 A.2d 483, 484 (Me.1981) (emphasis in Waterville Homes)).

Farrands v. Melanson

438 A.2d 910 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Dec 31, 1981

Wyman v. Brown, 50 Me. 139 (1863). The Defendant was in possession of the property she claims, as the parties stipulated at trial. … Rusha v. Little, Me., 309 A.2d 867 (1973).

Balavich v. Yarnish

149 Me. 1 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 3, 1953

Brown, 129 Me. 169 , where deputy sheriff, an officer of the State, gave free transportation; Bean v. Fuel Co., 125 Me. 260 , attorney giving juror ride. … Rioux v. Water District, 132 Me. 307 , witness riding with juror, if juror influenced; York v. Wyman, 115 Me. 353 , statements in jury presence; Bradbury v.

Milner v. Hare

125 Me. 460 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Oct 16, 1926

Watt v. Corey, 76 Maine, 87; Hopkins v. McGillicudy, supra; Page 276; White v. Carr, 71 Maine, 555; Morin v. Moreau, 112 Maine, 471; Stevens v. Fassett, 27 Maine, 266. … The plaintiff urged the latter reason, because of the delay in bringing the trover suit, and it following a dispute as to some hay and board. .

Pierce v. Getchell

76 Me. 216 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Jun 2, 1884

This statutory provision has been carefully examined and construed by this court, in Sanders v. Getchell, ante, p. 158, and no further consideration of it is necessary in this case. … We think the refusal was clearly unreasonable within the meaning of the word as defined in Sanders v. Getchell, supra.

Kalloch v. Elward

118 Me. 346 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Nov 25, 1919

Brown v. Getchell, 11 Mass., 11 ; Smith v. Jones, 76 Maine, 138. … Beers v. Haughton, 9 Pet., 329 ; White v. Blake, 22 Wend., 162 ; Washburn v. Phelps, 24 Vt., 506 ; Champion v. Noyes, 2 Mass., 481 , cited in Fogg Co. v. Bartlett, 106 Maine, 122, 124.

Braley v. Berkshire Mutual Insurance Co.

440 A.2d 359 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Feb 2, 1982

See, e.g., Casperson v. Webber, 298 Minn. 93, 100 , 213 N.W.2d 327, 331 (1973); Brown v. Western Casualty & Surety Company, 484 P.2d 1252, 1253 (Colo.App.1971); Crull v. Gleb, 382 S.W.2d 17, 23 (Mo.App.1964); Laird v. … In Wescott v.

Lindsley v. Lindsley

390 A.2d 512 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Aug 14, 1978

Statler Industries, Inc., v. Board of Environmental Protection, Me., 333 A.2d 703 (1975). As Judge Peters, then Judge of the District Court, District of Maine, observed in Belanger v. … See Steinau v. Steinau, 343 So.2d 631 (Fla.App.1977); Button v. Button, Me., 222 A.2d 245 (1966).

Sebra v. Wentworth

990 A.2d 538 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Mar 16, 2010

John v. … Truman v. Browne, 2001 ME 182, ¶ 12 , 788 A.2d 168, 171 . [¶ 17] We review de novo a trial court’s authority to award attorney fees. Id.; Linscott v. Foy, 1998 ME 206, ¶ 16 , 716 A.2d 1017, 1021 .

Abbott v. Commissioner of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

623 A.2d 1273 · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · Apr 21, 1993

Lewiston Raceway, Inc. v. Harness Racing Comm’n, 593 A.2d 663, 664 (Me.1991). … Senty v. Board of Osteopathic Exam. & Reg., 594 A.2d 1068, 1072 (Me.1991).